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MEDICAL GENIUS; 



A GUIDE TO THE CURE. 



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By STACY ' JONES, M.D., 

Practicing Physician, Obstetrician, and Surgeon: Actively Engaged in the 

Pursuits of the Medical Profession in Eastern Pennsylvania 

During thb last Thirty-three Years. 



" Moderation is the best temperance ; 
Temperance is the best diet ; and 
Diet is the best doctor." 

— Lorenzo. 



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PUBLISHED FOR THE A UTHOR. 



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JUN 141887 



PHILADELPHIA: 

JOHN C. WINSTON & CO. 

1887. 






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Copyright, 1887, by 
STACY JONES, M. D. 



THIS VOLUME IS RESPECTFULLY 

TO ALL THOSE WHO PREFER CURING DISEASES, 
TO CONTENDING ABOUT DOGMAS. 



PREFACE. 



Aside from other designs, a prominent purpose of this 
book is to exhibit the pure genius of our best drugs ; as 
attested by the undoubted cures effected by them, in doses 
both minute and massive. Thus to constitute the work a 
mirror, in which the advocate of each mode of medication, 
may see how the other cures. 

There is a middle belt between the extremists of the two 
dominant schools of medicine, comprising a noble class of 
the medical fraternity, who, without let or fear of any fac- 
tion, aim straight for the cure ; with these is sacredly pre- 
served, in its entire vitality, the very pith of all the pathies 
— the sole purpose of healing the sick. It is with these 
that the author has hoped that his book might find favor ; 
mainly for these it was written. 

The general indications given for the employment of 
remedies, are meant for the use of minute doses exclusively. 



CONTENTS. 



Instructions in the Art of Practicing Medicine with Skill 
and Success. 

General Indications for the Use of Remedies. 

Systems of Dosage (Minute, Officinal and Hypodermatic). 

Specifications of Diseases Cured with Doses Minute and 
Massive. 

Statements of Diet Suitable for Infants and Invalids. 
Description of Food Appropriate in Various Diseases. 

Rules for the Therapeutic Application of Electro-Mag- 
netism, Hot Air, Hot and Cold Water, Ice, Bandages, 
Braces, and Dry Cups. 

Lessons in the Language of Symptoms. 

Diagnostic Testimonies of the Tongue. 

Directions for Conducting Chemical Urinalysis. 

Glossary for the Use of those Unacquainted with the 

Meaning of Latin Names of Diseases and Organs. 
Complete Repertorial Index, giving Ready Reference to 

every Subject in the Book. 



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THE MEDICAL GENIUS. 



SECTION 1. 



ACACIA. 

Pulverized gum acacia (adult, one teaspoonful), taken 
after meals, prevents Acidity of the Stomach. Half tea- 
spoonful of the same, put into a child's nursing bottle, once 
a day, when filling it with milk, obviates sour stools, and 
vomiting of sour curds. 

For Sore Nipples there is nothing better than pulverized 
gum acacia, applied as often as convenient. 

Robinia pseudo-acacia, in minute doses (see Sec. 56, B), 
taken three times a day before meals, is a reliable remedy 
for Acidity of the stomach — Diarrhcea with sour stools — 
Heartburn — Waterbrash — Dyspepsia, with burning in the 
stomach, and vomiting of sour liquids — Colic, with inflation 
of the bowels, as if they would burst. 

^Ethusa cynapium (dose, Sec. 56, B), taken every hour 
or two, is baby's best remedy for vomiting of breast milk in 
thick curds t with threatening of spasms. 



SECTION 2. 

ACONITE. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS.— Fear and timidity— con- 
stant foreboding — restless tossing, moaning, lamenting — 
tingling numbness — fiery burning — excessive tenderness — 
fainting from pain — giddiness and faintness on rising in 
bed — desire for wine. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B-C-D. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult : in all pyrexial affections, 1 drop 
of the tincture every half hour or hour, until ten doses taken, 
or until temperature and pulse rate sensibly fall; after 
which 2 or 3 drops every 3 or 4 hours, always in water. 
Child, see Section 56, B. 

Hypodermatic Dose.— 

Adult, jfa grain of Aconitia in solution. Used especially for Sciatica. 

In all cases of internal inflammation apply flannel cloths, 
wrung out of hot water, containing Aconite tincture, a tea- 
spoonful to the pint of water. 

(A) Aconite, in minute doses, is the champion remedy for 
Congestive ailments setting in with a chill and attended 
with alarm. — Acute Inflammations, parts very sensitive to 
contact, pains excessive, especially at night, fainting from 
pain. — Inflammation of the throat — Quinsy — Acute Catarrh 
— Inflammatory Rheumatism — Peritonitis — Pericarditis — 
Fever, with restlessness and thirst — Vertigo and faintness 
on rising up in bed — Puerperal fever — Miliary fever — Ure- 
thral fever — Measles, often the only remedy needed — Rube- 
ola — Ailments resulting from fright or exposure, sudden 
check of perspiration, sudden suppression of menses or lochia, 
exposure to piercing cold air, especially mountain winds 
— Hemorrhage from the lungs, from exposure to cold winds 

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SECTION 2.— ACONITE, 

— Dysentery, at the beginning, often cuts it short — Night- 
mare — Night terrors, screaming of children— -Irregular action 
of the heart — Excessive action of the heart, with high tem- 
perature — Valvular diseases of the heart, even chronic, worse 
in spring and fall — Hypertrophy of the heart — Palpitation 
from congestion — Vanishing of sight — Tremor — Twitching 
beneath the skin — Numb tingling — Insensibility of parts — 
Apoplexy of full-blooded persons — Asthma with great alarm, 
fear of death — Asthma of Millar (Sambucus-dose, 56, B) — 
Sleeplessness with feverish restlessness — Retention of urine 
from a cold or after confinement (mother or child) — Hemor- 
rhage from piles, specific. 

By persevering treatment with minute doses, Aconite has 
the power of taking hold of and relieving deep-seated 
chronic ailments, such as Chronic Rheumatism — Gout — 
Exostosis — Paralysis — Scirrhus— Glaucoma, etc. 

Drunken Stupor. — " Dead drunk." — Aconite tincture, $ 
drops in a teaspoonful of water. One dose is mostly suffi- 
cient. 

Earache. — Aconite tincture, 1 drop on cotton, in the ear, 
gives instant relief; when the pain is gone remove the medi- 
cated cotton and replace it with other cotton, warm, but 
unmedicated. For Toothache apply the same to the gum 
until the pain is removed ; no longer. 

Croup. — Put 10 drops of the tincture of Aconite, and 10 
drops of the tincture of spongia tosta, into a new, clean 1 oz. 
bottle, fill up with alcohol, and shake well. Give 1 drop of 
this, on sugar, every 10 minutes, and you will see magic. — 

Jg^T* Spongia tosta, sec. 56, B, is a grand remedy for 
Laryngitis, acute and chronic — Hoarseness — Aphonia — 
Goitre — and Orchitis. 



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SECTION 3. 

ALCOHOL. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, % to i drachm, in water. Child, 
see Section 56, B. 

Hypodermatic Dose. — 

Adult, 20 to 30 minims of whiskey or brandy ; when the patient is unable 
to swallow the stimulant, or the urgency will not admit of delay necessary for 
absorption by the stomach. Depression caused by hemorrhage is the particu- 
lar state justifying this practice. J^gf Never give alcoholic stimulants in 
chloroform narcosis 

Decay of the Teeth Prevented. — Use dilute alcohol as 
a tooth wash. 

Baby's Sore Mouth. — Wash with cold water touched 
with alcohol. 

Sore Throat.— Gargle with alcohol and water mixed, 1 
part to 4. 

(A) The same is excellent for Diphtheria — dissolves the 
patches. 

Angina Pectoris. — Alcohol : adult, teaspoonful doses in 
water, frequently repeated — excellent. 

(B) The same subdues pain in the stump after amputation, 
and counteracts the poison of a snake bite, or cut of a dissecting 
knife. Continue the stimulus until intoxication ensues. 

Burn — Scald — Bruise — Gathering. — Alcohol, chilled in 
a vessel on ice, applied by cloths saturated therewith, directly 
subdues the pain. 

(C) A felon or gathering held in ice-cold alcohol for 
awhile may be cut without pain. 

Bed-sore. — Bathe with alcohol, and saturate cloths there- 
with and apply ; not painful — rapid cure. 

Dressing for Wounds — Compound Fractures, etc. — 
Alcohol applied removes offensive odor, prevents inflamma- 

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SECTION 3. — ALCOHOL. 

tion, fever, swelling and erysipelas, is slightly painful at 
first, afterward agreeable, and affords great relief. First 
apply it pure, later mixed with water, equal parts. Keep the 
surface macerated with it on cotton, covered with oil-silk, 
and held in place when convenient with rubber bandage, 
until the parts put on a uniform brown tint. 

Itch. — Alcohol, strong : " one application, well rubbed in, 
cures in 5 minutes." 

Sweating of Hands and Feet, and other Local Sweat- 
ing Prevented. — Bathe the parts frequently with alcohol. 

(D) To facilitate general perspiration, thoroughly rub the 
skin with alcohol, before taking a sweat-bath. 

Corns removed without pain. — Saturate a piece of 
cotton with alcohol, and apply it to the corn for a minute, 
then loosen one edge with a knife or finger nail, and gradu- 
ally draw it out with forceps, aiding with the knife ; may 
apply the alcohol several times, to prevent pain. 

Spotted Fever. — Alcohol, pure deodorized ; put y 2 ounce 
in 12 teaspoonfuls of water, and take of this solution one, 
two or three teaspoonfuls, according to age, every half hour, 
until there is decided amendment, then lengthen the intervals. 
Free warm sweat is very favorable. Alcohol administered 
thus in the early stage subdues the disease. 

Paresis. — Alcohol, small repeated doses, acts well. 



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SECTION 4. 

ALETRIS. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS.— Constant drowsiness- 
tendency to faint — distress in the stomach — worse after 
eating. 

Minute Dose. — See Section 56, B. 

Ordinary Dose. — 

Adult, y x to 1 drachm of the tincture ; Aletris cordial, adult, 30 to 60 drops 
3 or 4 times a day. 

" During several years, I have used Aletris cordial for 
irregular and suppressed menses, and have yet to see one 
failure. It is alike indicated when the courses are painful, 
whether scanty or excessive. It cures Leucorrhoea — Falling 
and displacement of the womb — Sterility. If miscarriage is 
threatened, it should be taken until the dreaded period is 
passed some weeks. 

" For malposition and version of the womb, this tonic is 
sufficient without supporters. Ladies broken down, and 
worn out with womb troubles, suffering with debility and loss 
of appetite, will find the Aletris a positive blessing, restoring 
to health and bloom." One drachm of Aletris, in 4 ounces 
of sherry wine, a teaspoonful 3 times a day, may answer in 
place of the cordial. 



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SECTION 5. 

ALOES. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS.— Exhaustion with sweat 
— gurgling in the bowels — escape of stool when passing 
wind — feeling worse when standing — soreness and burning 
relieved by cold water applied. 

Minute Dose. — See Section 56, B-C. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, ]/ 2 to 1 drachm of the tincture. 
Child, see Section 56, B. 

Wound Pain. — Powdered aloes applied, removes the 
pain at once ; and renewed occasionally heals the wound 
with little or no scar. Aloes glycerole, applied twice a day, 
is said to banish pimples in two weeks, and cure almost all 
ill conditions of the skin. 

Six parvules of Aloes will move the bowels of an adult, 
in 10 hours, without pain or nausea. One parvule taken 
three times a day will cure habitual constipation. 



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SECTION 6. 

ALUM. 

Minute Dose. — See Section 56, A. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, astringent, 5 to 20 grains — 
Emetic, 120 grains. Child, see Section 56. 

Alum whey, made by stirring 2 drachms of alum powder 
into a pint of boiling milk, the curd strained off and the 
whey sweetened — (adult, a wine glass full, several times a 
day), arrests Menorrhagia and other Internal Hemorrhages 
— Diarrhoea and vomiting — Chronic Bronchitis with ropy 
mucus. 

Alum water — 5 to 10 grains of the alum powder to the 
ounce of water — used as a wash, gargle, injection or appli- 
cation, is excellent for Ulcerated sore mouth — Unhealthy 
gums — Ulcerated throat — Relaxed throat ', palate down — Otor- 
rhoea — Ozcena — Leucorrhoea — Falling of the womb, supported 
with sponge soaked with the same — Pruritus, any local itch- 
ing — Chronic catarrh of the bladder, injections — Bronchor- 
rhcea, greatly relieved by alum spray, strong solution. 

For an eye wash, use the alum powder in rose water, 
instead of plain water. For purulent ophthalmia and con- 
junctivitis Alum Curd may be used, or alum poultice, made 
by rubbing a little powdered alum with white of egg until 
coagulated, and placed between cambric cloths and applied 

Nose Bleed. — Snuff alum powder, or alum water. 

Bleeding after Tooth Extracted. — Dampen a small ball 
of cotton and roll it in pulverized burned alum, and plug 
the socket with it. 

(A) If a cold should settle in the jaw after having a tooth 
drawn, do the same and directly the pain will be subdued. 
The same treatment cures Toothache in a hollow tooth. 

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SECTION 6. — ALUM. 

Bleeding Wound. — Dust it with powdered alum. 

fl&^Rice flour applied, will stop bleeding from a wound, 
as effectually as almost any known styptic ; mix lint thor- 
oughly with the rice flour and apply it as a compress. 

Diphtheria. — Alum water, saturated solution, a teaspoon- 
ful every hour or two ; used with marked success. 

Croup. — Domestic treatment very successful. Frequently 
repeated teaspoonful doses of strong alum water ; or pul- 
verized aftim and sugar, equal parts ; or pulverized alum 
mixed with white of egg ; or pulverized alum with molasses. 

g^^Lard 2 parts and molasses i part, a teaspoonful every 
10 minutes ; if vomiting ensues, still continue the remedy 
until the breathing becomes free and easy ; also keep the 
throat anointed with lard and wrapped in flannel. 

Offensive Foot Sweat. — Put pulverized alum in the 
stockings, and wash the feet with alum water. 

Lead Colic. — Alum powder, adult, io grains, in mucilagi- 
nous liquid, every two hours until relief. On the third day 
if bowels not open, take an aperient. Reported 150 cures 
in succession. 

To Purify Water. — Attach a lump of alum to a string, 
and swing it around a few times in a vessel containing im- 
pure turbid water ; presently all impurities will become pre- 
cipitated to the bottom, and all animal organisms therein 
destroyed. 



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SECTION 7. 

AMMONIA. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for the Carbonate. —Blue- 
ness of the lips — burning, watery flow from the nose — 
burning in the anus — burning in the chest — inability to 
breathe in a warm room — tendency to faint — feeling, as if 
sprained, in the joints — ailments worse in wet weather — 
attacks at new moon — desire for cold food and sweets. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for the Muriate.— Bloodless 
pallor of the face — fiery burning of the lips — coldness in 
the back between the shoulders — coldness of the feet, pre- 
venting sleep — corpulence of body with slender legs — con- 
stipation, with dry crumbling stools. 

Minute Dose. — See Section 56, A-C. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult — Aromatic Spirits 15 to 60 
minims — Bromide 2 to 20 grains — Carbonate 2 to 10 grains 
— Chloride 5 to 30 grains — Iodide I to 3 grains — Phosphate 
10 to 40 grains — Valerianate 2 to 8 grains. Child — see 
Section 56, A. 

Hypodermatic Dose. — 

Adult, Spirits of Ammonia 60 minims. Used for snake bite. " Give also 
1 ounce of whiskey every two hours, and apply raw onion poultice, renewed 
every half hour ; persevere with whiskey and onions for three days or until 
recovery is assured." 

(A) Ammonium Causticum tincture — Adult, I to 3 drops 
in a wine glass of water, every one, two or three hours, as 
the case may require — (Child — see Section 56, B), is truly 
a wonderful remedy for Bronchitis, acute and chronic — 
Catarrhal Cough — Pneumonia — Pleurisy — Fever y all kinds in 
the first stage (eruptive, continued, remittent, gastric, typhoid, 
puerperal). Croupal conditions — Diphtheria — Periodical ail- 
ments (ague, epilepsy etc.). 

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SECTION 7.— AMMONIA. 

Cough. — " Peerless remedy." — Bromide of Ammonia, 6 
drachms, in water 4 ounces. Adult, 1 teaspoonful in water, 
before meals and on going to bed. The same for Chronic 
Bronchial Catarrh — Long standing, grave cough. It insures 
a splendid appetite and restores warmth to cold extremities. 
g@°*A one per cent, trituration of Ammonium Bromatum 
with milk sugar — Adult, 5 grain doses — (Child — see Section 
56, A) is "absolutely the best remedy we have for Cough, 
whether recent or of long standing, and for all colds in the 
head, whether fluent or dry." Whatever this remedy may 
leave undone, the Ammonium Iodatum, dose 56, A, most 
likely will finish. 

A little sack or satchel containing Carbonate of Ammo- 
nia, worn suspended on the breast, outside the shirt, is said 
to cure Bronchial diseases, cough and oppression. 

Whooping Cough. — Any spasmodic cough — Iodide of 
Ammonia, officinal dose, " specific." To arrest the violent, 
spasmodic conditions of whooping cough, set a basin of 
scalding hot water on the floor, and pour into it an ounce 
of strong liquid Ammonia; the fumes give instant relief. 

Asthma. — One hundred cases in succession treated with 
success — Dip the end of a roll of lint, a few inches long, 
into a mixture of 4 parts Caustic Ammonia, and 1 part 
water, and press out all the surplus fluid, and immediately 
apply it for a few seconds, to the soft palate, not throat. It 
at once causes a feeling of suffocation with cough and much 
loosening of phlegm, but this soon passes off, and great 
relief follows. 

Loss of Voice. — A case three months' standing cured in 
three days by inhalations of Hartshorn. 

Elongated Palate. — Touch it with Muriate of Ammo- 
nia. Jl^g^Gargle with ginger; adult, 15 drops of the tinct- 
ure to 1 oz. water. 

Goitre. — u Cure in three months " — Muriate of Ammo- 
nia; adult, 10 grains, 3 times a day. 

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SECTION 7. — AMMONIA. 

Colic. — Aromatic spirits of Ammonia, officinal dose in 
sweetened water, every 20 minutes. For Colic of baby, 2 to 
4 drops in milk, " gives more speedy relief than any other 
remedy." 

Suppression of the Menses — or " Painful times." — 
Aromatic spirits of Ammonia, 20 to 30 drops, several times 
a day in sweetened water, sure to give relief. 

Itching Vulva. — Caustic Ammonia % to 1 drachm, in 
]/ 2 ounce of water, freely inject — speedy cure. 

Ring Worm. — Touch it with Caustic Ammonia. 

Snake Bite. — " First convert the two fang wounds into 
one by a free cut with a knife, then stuff the wound full of 
Carbonate of Ammonia dry, also take 5 to 8 grains every 
1 5 minutes until a drachm is taken. This is unfailing for the 
bite of a rattlesnake, or moccasin. Use same treatment for 
all envenomed wounds!' For stings of bees or insects use 
Aqua Ammoniae. , 

Scarlet Fever. — One hundred and fifty cures in succes- 
sion — " For 17 years have administered carbonate of ammo- 
nia, alone — in Minute doses (56, A), and never lost a case, or 
had a case that became dangerous, or gave any anxiety." 

(B) The Carbonate of Ammonia is one of our foremost 
remedies for Delirium in any fever, notably so in Erysipelas. 
It is a glorious remedy for Headache — Hives — Syphilitic 
Eruptions — Internal hemorrhages — Pneumonia of old people. 

Rheumatism, Acute and Chronic — Gout. — " The most 
successful remedy" — Ammonia phosphate, officinal dose, 
every 3 to 5 hours. 

(C) The Bromide of Ammonia stands in high repute for 
acute rheumatism and the chloride for Myalgia. 

Felon. — Apply a bandage, kept constantly saturated with 
a mixture of strong aqua ammoniae, and water, equal parts. 
"This will abort it." 

Warts. — Take a piece of Sal Ammoniac, wet it, and rub 
all over the warts, several nights in succession, and away 
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SECTION 8. 

AMYL. 
Minute Dose. — See Section 56, B. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, 1 to 2 drops. Child, see Sec- 
tion 56, B. 

Hypodermatic Dose. — 

Adult, 2 to 5 drops in Solution. Used when inhalation is not practical, 
because of respiration ceasing ; as in Heart-failure — Angina pectoris — Chloro- 
form narcosis — Surgical shock — Cholera asphyxia. 

Pain — especially Neuralgia, in head, eyes, face, teeth 
— Convulsions — Hysteria — Fainting — Asthma — Angina 
pectoris — Sea Sickness — Nose bleed. — Instant relief. 
Put 3 to 5 drops of Amyl nitrite on a handkerchief, hold it 
to the nose, and gently inhale it. When the attack of pain, 
spasm or sickness, has been arrested, by the inhalation, 
then 5 or 6 drops may be put into y 2 glass of water, and 
adult take a teaspoonful every 20 or 30 minutes for a 
while, to prevent recurrence of the same. 

Exophthalmic Goitre. — Amyl nitrite, daily inhalations, 
5 minutes at a time — " Cure in a few weeks." 

Whooping Cough. — Amyl nitrite, 10 per cent, solution 
in alcohol; one drop dose in a teaspoonful of water after 
each coughing spell. " Magic." 

Heart affections, with flushing of face and neck— 
Flushes at the Change of life. — Amyl nitrite. 10 per 
cent, solution in alcohol, drop doses. Several times a day. 

Ague. — To break the chill at once, inhale a few drops of 
Amyl nitrite from a handkerchief, until the face reddens, 
the chill will then break into a sweat and end. 

Sleeplessness. — If you cannot sleep, draw the cork of 
the Amyl bottle, and take two or three very gentle inhala- 
tions, and lie down ; sleep will come, anon. 

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SECTION 8. — AMYL. 

Eclampsia of Children. — To break the fit at once, make 
a 10 per cent, solution of Amyl nitrite in alcohol, and of 
this put 10 or 15 drops on a cloth, and hold to the nose 
until the spasm breaks. 

Epilepsy. — To ward off threatened attacks, draw the 
cork from the bottle of Amyl, at the moment the warning 
comes, and take a snuff or two. A convenient way, is to 
drop about ten drops on a bit of cotton, and put it into an 
half-ounce bottle, and keep it tightly corked for ready use. 

Opium poisoning: — profound stupor. — Amyl nitrite. 
20 drops were put on a handkerchief and applied to the 
nose ; after a few seconds, the party " came to," and wanted 
to know what was the matter. The same should be tried 
in case of Chloroform or Ether narcosis. 



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SECTION 9. 

ARBOR VITJE. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS.— Warts upon the skin- 
teeth decayed at the roots — nails soft and brittle— ailments 
worse when warm in bed — desire for cold food. 

Minute Dose. — See Section 56, B. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, 5 to 30 drops of the tincture in 
water. Child, see Section 56. 

Thuja occidentalis, in minute doses is the remedy for 
Vaccine disease — Small pox — Varioloid — Enuresis of Chil- 
dren having warts — Spermatorrhoea, 30 cures in succession, 
officinal dose 3 times a day — Enlarged prostate, urine diffi- 
cult to pass, with constant desire — Balanitis — Rupia — 
Ranula — Sycosis — Deafness from dryness of the Ears — 
Iritis — Sclerotitis. 

Fig wart — Condyloma. — Apply strong tincture of Thuja 
three times a day for a week or two ; sometimes the excres- 
cence falls off in two or three days. Thuja, in officinal 
doses, may be taken also at the same time. The same treat- 
ment for removal of Fungous growth — proud flesh. Jt^* If 
Thuja should fail to remove warts, use Sabina in the same 
way. 



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SECTION 10. 

ARNICA. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS.— Heat of the face with 
cold nose and ears, or heat in the head with coolness of 
the body — bruised, sore feeling in parts affected — bed feels 
too hard — inflammatory conditions with excessive tender- 
ness to the least knock or jolt — ailments from injuries, 
especially falls and blows. 

Minute Dose. — See Section 56, B-C. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, 3 to 30 drops of the tincture in 
water. Child, see Section 56, B. 

In treatment of Ailments from Injuries, and also for Boils, 
Carbuncles and Shingles, apply flannel cloths wrung out of 
hot water, containing Arnica tincture — a tablespoonful to 
the pint of water — reapplying the saturated cloths as often 
as seems needful. 

(A) Arnica administered even in minute doses is a superior 
remedy for Idiopathic Mania — Paralytic conditions — General 
Cachexia — Vertigo, with heat in the head — Inflammation 
of the Meninges of the brain, with dropsical effusion — 
Amaurosis — Nose-bleed — Dysentery, stools bloody — Ex- 
hausting Diarrhoea — Flooding after labor — Hemorrhage 
from injuries — Renal colic, stone lodged — Very tender 
Gout, with greatest dread of being struck — Shingles, con- 
trols the pain — Rough spots upon the skin — Blisters upon 
the lips — Roseola — Heat rash ; specific — Carbuncle, morti- 
fication prevented, and all danger averted : may apply cold 
cream — Boils, especially crops of small boils, true specific — 
Squint or Spasm of new-born babes — Abdominal pains of 
pregnancy, also anoint with Arnica glycerole 1 part to 3 — 
Baby's breasts swollen, hard and tender ; anoint with Arnica 

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SECTION 10. — ARNICA. 

oil or glycerole ; same for sore nipples. Ladies subject to 
sore nipples should bathe the breasts and nipples daily, in 
advance of labor, with dilute Arnica tincture — Bee sting, 
Arnica tincture applied gives instinct relief — Deafness, 
Arnica tincture diluted one-half with water, a few drops in 
the ear, twice a week, cured a case of long standing in a 
few weeks. 



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SECTION 11. 

ARSENIC. 
GENERAL INDICATIONS.— Anxious restlessness- 
constant sipping, little drinks — waxy pale face (Apis) — fiery, 
burning pains — ailments worse from i to 2 a.m. — relief by 
warmth in general — attacks periodical — desire for brandy, 
coffee, milk — aversion to butter. 

Minute Dose. — See Section 56, A-C-D. 

Officinal Dose.— Adult, 2 to 10 drops of Fowler's Solu- 
tion 3 times a day, in water. Child, see Section 56, A. 

Hypodermatic Dose. — 

Adult, 10 minims daily of a I per cent, solution of the Arseniate of Soda. 
Used especially for Eczema. 

(A) Arsenic, in minute doses, is the true remedy for 
Vomiting of drunkards— Habitual vomiting after meals — 
Black vomit of Typhoid — Asthma, often cut short with 
one dose, 3 drops of Fowler's Solution — Ague, especially 
chronic — Skin Diseases, scaly and vesicular — Pemphigus — 
Prurigo — Chronic Urticaria — Noma — Lupus — Cirrhosis 
Sarcoma — Anthrax — Dropsy — CEdema, especially marked 
about the eyes — Bright's disease — Albuminuria — Black 
Jaundice — Gangrene — Depraved condition of the blood from 
bad vaccine, or introduction of decayed animal matter into 
the system — Typhoid or Typhus fevers "sheet anchor" — 
Puerperal fever, low grade — Neuralgia periodic. Sixty 
cures in succession, " quiets nerve pain better than any other 
remedy" — Inflammation and ulceration of the stomach, 
duodenum and bowels — Gastric cancer — Endometritis — 
Myelitis — (Plumbum acet. 56, A) — Nephritis — Coryza, 
watery, scalding — Diarrhoea, fetid, watery — Sudden sinking 
of strength — Cholera collapse, our best hope — Emaciation, 

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SECTION II. — ARSENIC. 

with cold limbs — Slow phthisis, wonderful benefit — Chorea, 
acts wells — Cerebral congestion, bloat under the eye — 
Religious melancholy — Weak heart, with intermittent pulse, 
palpitation, faintness — Pericarditis — Endocarditis — Angina 
pectoris best guard — Obstinate Rheumatic affections with 
dry skin, that would yield to no other remedy, cured with 
Fowler's Solution, 3 drops, 3 times a day. The same cured 
obstinate cases of leucorrhcea. 

Acne — (Pimples). — Bromide of arsenic, I per cent, solu- 
tion, 2 drops in a wine glass of water before meals. 

Keratitis and Conjunctivitis. — Apply ointment — yellow 
oxide of mercury, 2 grains to the ounce of Vaseline, and 
take Arsenic. 

Pityriasis. — Bathe frequently with hot water, rub hard, 
apply Borax glycerole, 1 drachm to the ounce. Take 
Arsenic. 

Psoriasis. — Soak off scabs ; apply salve, yellow oxide 
of mercury, 2 grains to the ounce of vaseline. Take 
Arsenic. 

(B) Iodide of Arsenic, dose 56, A-C-D, is excellent for 
Hay fever — rose cold — Inveterate skin diseases — Chronic 
catarrh of the nose, malarial subjects with running ears, 
enlarged tonsils, puffy eye-lids— Diphtheritic croup, brilliant 
cures — Asthma — Consumption, great relief — Scrofulous affec- 
tions of the skin and eyes — Inherited syphilis, with deafness. 

(C) ^®* Creasote minute dose 56 B, is the specific 
remedy for syphilis of infants ; and " all the troubles of teeth- 
ing." The same is a leading remedy for offensive Leucor- 
rhcea, and offensive Lochia. 



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SECTION 12. 

ANTIMONY. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS /or Tartar Emetic— Retch- 
ing with trembling — cough with trembling — drowsiness with 
sweating — choking with phlegm — ailments worse by warmth 
— aversion to tobacco. 

Minute Dose. — Section $6, A-C. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, to control local inflammation, 
A t° tV grain in water every hour — Wine of antimony 1 5 
to 30 drops. Child, see Section 56, A. 

Tartar Emetic, in minute doses, is the chief remedy for 
Muscular Rheumatism, especially of the sweating kind, 
relieves the pain and abates the sweat in 24 hours. The 
same for Catarrh of the Chest, pipes clogged with phlegm 
— Pneumonia, lungs gorged with mucus — Mucous Asthma 
— Emphysema — CEdema of the lungs — Varioloid — Small- 
pox — Chickenpox — Pustular eruptions and scabs — Ecthyma 
— Phlebitis — Photophobia. 



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SECTION 13, 

ASAFOETIDA. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS. — Hysterical choking, 
" ball in the throat " — Excessive tenderness of parts affected 
— Offensive secretions, ulcerations, discharges — disgust for 
food — desire for wine. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, 5 to 15 grains of the gum- 
Tincture yi to I drachm — Emetic 30 grains, in 4 ounces of 
water. Child, see Section 56, B. 

Asafcetida in minute doses, taken 4 or 5 times a day, 
Increases the flow of milk — Restores the secretion of milk 
— Prevents Habitual miscarriage — Is curative in Hysteria, 
ball rising in the throat — Chronic Nasal Catarrh, very offen- 
sive — Ulceration of the bones, horribly fetid — Diarrhoea, 
putrid smelling stools — Periostitis, excessively tender to the 
touch. 

Nursing Baby's Colic. — " If the mother will take a one 
grain pill of Asafcetida, once a day for a week, baby's colic 
will cease." |® n> One scruple of Anise seed boiled in baby's 
food, will prevent colic. Anise tea taken by the mother 
also prevents colic in nursing babies, and increases the flow 
of milk. Fennel seed tea does the same. Oranges, eaten 
freely, increase the secretion and flow of milk. 



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SECTION 14. 

BANDAGE. 

Speedy Labor — No Flooding. — Put the bandage on 
early ; secure it firmly with strong safety-pins ; as labor 
advances renew the tightening. 

Congestion of Lungs and Heart. — Bandage limbs 
tightly at groin and arm pit — keep the blood in the extremi- 
ties. 

(A) This also arrests flooding after labor or miscarriage. 

The same, done at first approach of coldness, arrests or 
prevents an Ague Chill. 

Bandaging the lower abdomen tightly cured Diarrhoea, 
of a whole ship's crew, in 24 hours. Wearing a buckled 
strap around the wrist or ankle, and drawing it quickly tight 
at the first warning of an Epileptic fit, prevents the spasm. 

A tight bandage around the waist, relieves attacks of colic, 
that sometimes occur after eating. The same girthed just 
below the point of the breast bone, stops spells of hic- 
cough. 

Pneumonia — Pleurisy — Pleurodynia — Painful Respi- 
ration. — Apply a firm tight bandage of adhesive plaster 
all around the region of the chest in which is the seat of 
pain, and over this a roller bandage. In case of extensive 
pneumonia, it may sometimes be necessary to bandage from 
waist to arm pit. This gives entire relief to the muscles of 
the chest, and throws the whole labor of respiration upon 
the abdominal muscles. 

For " Inward weakness " — Dragging down sensations — 
Falling of the womb or bowel. The one essential thing 
needed is abdominal and dorsal support. See Brace, Sec- 
tion 25. 



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SECTION 15. 

BAPTISIA. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS.— Feverish drowsiness and 
weariness — soreness all over — the bed feels too hard (Arnica) 
— putrid discharges and ulcerations — besotted appearance, 
like typhoid — oppression on waking, must have fresh air. 

Minute Dose. — See Section 56, B. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, % to j4 drachm of the Fluid 
Extract — Baptisin %to ^ grain. Child, see Section 56, B. 

In minute doses, Baptisia cured ninety cases of smallpox 
in succession, all rapid recoveries. It is an efficient remedy 
for Putrid Sore Throat — Ulcerated mouth and throat — Putrid 
Diphtheria — Putrid Quinsy — It stands without a peer in the 
treatment of Typhoid fever. For Consumption it is a 
remedy of inestimable value, having a marked power over 
the disease ; it diminishes the fever because it arrests the 
decay of lung tissue which causes it ; it arrests the forma- 
tion of pus, ameliorates the cough, and abates the soreness 
and pain in the lungs. 

J|@°*A case of Chronic Bronchitis, with distressing cough 
and progressive emaciation, profuse sweat, day and night — 
nearly dying condition — was cured completely in a few 
weeks — with Tinct. of Myosotis symphitifolia ; adult, 5 
drops every 3 hours. Drosera rotundifolia, fluid extract; 
adult, 5 to 30 drops, 3 times a day, has cured consumption 
in the early stage. 

Baptisia, in minute doses, has shown itself complete 
master of Bloody Dysentery with violent colic — and is 
excellent for Offensive Lochia, especially when aided by 
injection of the same — j4 oz. of tincture to a pint of warm 
water. 

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SECTION 16. 

BARBERRY. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS/^ Berberis.— Lameness, 
weakness and pain about the loins — urine full of sediment — 
joints enlarged — ailments worse by sitting or lying ; better 
by gentle motion. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, y 2 to 1 drachm of the fluid 
extract. Child, see Section 56, B. 

Berberis vulgaris, in minute doses, is the grand specific 
for various diseases of the kidney and bladder — Albuminuria 
— Chyluria — Nephritis — Gravel — Urine loaded with sedi- 
ment — Pains in the loins — Lameness over the- kidneys. 

JH^Uva ursi; Adult, 10 grain doses; stands in high 
repute for Gravel — Bloody, slimy urine — Chyluria (Phos- 
phoric acid) — Cystitis — Nephritis. 

(A) " Compound decoction of sarsaparilla, adult, 1 pint a 
day, is a champion remedy for Gravel, and restores the 
worn-down and wasted system to renewed vigor. It also 
antidotes the ill effects of mercury ; and in conjunction with 
the gray powder, 1 grain 4 times a day, is considered our 
best hope in Constitutional syphilis!' 

Kidney Colic. — (Lodgment of stone)— -Chief remedy, 
Berberis vulgaris tincture; adult, 5 drops on sugar every 
5 minutes. 

(B) Hemorrhage from the Womb, at the time of 
Menses. — Sulphate of Berberine, 5 grain pills; repeated 
every 2 hours if necessary. Ladies subject to excessive flow, 
should keep these pills constantly on hand, and may rely 
upon them with perfect confidence. The same cures Itching 
of the vulva, and is excellent for Leucorrhcea. 

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SECTION 17. 

BELLADONNA. 
GENERAL INDICATIONS.— Ailments with delirium 
— throbbing in the arteries of the neck — starting in sleep — 
smooth shining redness of parts affected — sudden attacks 
of pain, throbbing, shifting — intolerance of the least jar — 
pains worse at 3 p.m., and after midnight — relief by warmth 
in general — desire for lemons. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B-C-D. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, 5 to 20 drops of the tincture — 
Atropia, T ^ to fa grain. Child, see Section 56, B. 

Hypodermatic Dose. — 

Formula: Atropia Sulph., 2 grains; Aquae distil., 1 ounce. Mix. Adult, 
2 to 5 minims, or y^ to ^ grain in solution. 

Used especially for Pains attended with depression of vital powers — Ileus — 
Pains and fidgets of Locomotor ataxia — Neuralgia — Epilepsy — Dysmenorrhaea 
— Dysuria — Enuresis — Poisoning from Pilocarpin, muscaria, bromal hydrate 
and morphia. 

Jd^f" Duboisia muriat., adult, T ^ to -£$ grain in solution, may be substituted 
for Atropia, in all diseases for which the latter is now employed. It is more 
calming and hypnotic, than Atropia, and is especially to be preferred in the 
treatment of diseases of the mind^ brain and eye. 

(A) Belladonna, in minute doses, is the leading remedy 
for Congestive Headache, with red face, and throbbing of 
the vessels of the neck — Vertigo, with vanishing of sight — 
Brain fever, with wild delirium — Puerperal fever — Scarlet 
fever, smooth red. The same in daily doses, continued for 
a week or two, is our most reliable prophylactic of scarlet 
fever — Convulsions with red face — Spasm of the glottis — 
Erysipelas, smooth red — Any inflammation, smooth red, 
or in streaks, or very sensitive to the least jar — Peritonitis 
— Nephritis — Meningitis — Encephalitis — Sore throat, scar-, 
let red — Quinsy, deep red, tender to touch — Aphonia — 

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SECTION 17. — BELLADONNA. 

Mumps, sudden shifting to the brain — Ulceration in the 
stomach, frightful pain, bloody vomit, no better remedy — 
Infantile Dysentery, often the only medicine needed — Apo- 
plexy, early stage — Lock-jaw, spasm renewed by every 
attempt to drink — Neuralgia, attacks of pain come suddenly 
and leave suddenly — Locomotor ataxia — Optic neurosis — 
Ophthalmia, with pain in the eyeball. Introduce also into 
the eye as often as needed, atropia solution (2 grains to 
the ounce of water), a drop or two at a time — Iritis — Reti- 
nitis (Picric acid) — Conjunctivitis — Glaucoma — Blindness — 
Derangement of sight with appearance of objects fiery, or 
inverted — Inability to sleep, though drowsy — Starting in 
sleep, as if frightened — Pain in the back, as if it would 
break — Falling of the womb, with bearing-down pain — 
Puerperal Spasms, renewed with every pain — Puerperal 
Insanity, furious, sleepless — After-pains as if everything 
within would protrude — Rigid os uteri. Belladonna 
ointment. 

Whooping Cough. — Atropia, yfg- to yj-g- grain taken twice 
a day, cured in 5 days, jfgip* Oxalate of Cerium cured in a 
week. Taken one dose a day before breakfast (age of one 
year y 2 grain, and for every year older j£ grain more, to 
adult age)— Continued treatment during the second week 
to prevent relapse. 

Constipation. — Belladonna tincture, adult, 1 drop 3 times 
a day, taken in a little water — Cured the most obstinate case 
in a week. 

Enuresis — Wetting the Bed. — " Belladonna (Fluid ex- 
tract), J^ ounce; Nux vomica (Fluid extract), J^ ounce. 
Mix. Child, 7 to 12 years of age, take 2 to 5 drops 3 times 
a day. Never failed me yet." 

Neuralgia, especially in Head, Face or Teeth. — Fluid 
extract of Belladonna, Fluid extract of Viburnum opulus, and 
Fluid extract of Gelsemium, equal parts of each: Mix. 
Moisten cotton with this, and put the cotton in the ear of 

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SECTION 17. — BELLADONNA. 

that side, or in both ears, if on both sides. The pain will 
abate in 5 minutes. 

Epilepsy. — "Atropia, 30 per cent, trituration with sugar 
of milk; adult, 2 grains, taken every 12 hours; cures two- 
thirds of all cases ; and Nux vomica -^ grain, taken every 
12 hours, cures a majority of the rest." 

Hydrophobia. — Belladonna tincture full doses. Keep the 
system under its influence for 6 weeks. If spasms set in, 
increase the dose and repeat often, until victory. Several 
cures reported. 

(B) Fluid extract of Cedron seed cured even after spasms 
had set in — specific for rattlesnake bite. 

Sweating Hands or Feet — Any Local Sweat. — Apply 
Belladonna liniment, or use Eau de Cologne instead of 
spirits in the preparation of the tincture of belladonna. This 
is very agreeable and effectual. Rub it in several times a 
day. 

To " Dry up the Milk." — (Without danger, even when 
there is inflammation in the breasts.) — Apply ointment made 
of Belladonna tincture, 1 drachm, and olive oil, 1 ounce, 
mixed. 

(C) This is a grand pain liniment, especially for spine 
injuries. 

Belladonna Poisoning. — Bromide of Potash, adult, 8 
grains, taken every half hour; cured in 4 hours. 

(D) Belladonna plaster is the right thing for a Lame back, 
Deep-seated, aching pains in the side (in liver or spleen) — 
Enlargement of the liver or spleen, cure in from 3 to 6 
weeks — Will never have Gathered Breast, if, as soon as the 
breast gets hard, and threatens to gather, you apply a Bel- 
ladonna plaster, making a hole for the nipple. For Sore, 
inflamed eyes, apply the plaster to the temples — For Sore 
throat, apply it to the throat, excellent — If applied to the 
back or pit of the stomach, it will relieve the pains and dis- 
comforts of pregnancy. 

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SECTION 18. 

BENZOIN. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for Benzoic Acid.— Odor 
of urine, strong pungent, offensive (Nitric acid) — joints stiff, 
gouty — pains shifting — ailments worse whilst in repose, 
lying. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, 10 to 30 grains of Benzoic acid. 
Child, see Section 56, B. 

Benzoic acid, even in minute doses, aided by external 
application of an ointment, made of 5 grains of the acid, to 
I ounce of vaseline, has effected the dispersion and cure of 
tendinous swellings at the back of the wrist — Ganglia — also 
Windgall of horses. 

Freckles and Eruptions on the Face. — Benzoin, spirit- 
ous solution, in 20 parts rosewater, apply several times a 
day; or mix tincture of Benzoic acid, 10 parts, with rose 
water, 150 parts, and put a teaspoonful of this in a pint of 
water, and wash daily. 

Toothache in Hollow Teeth. — Saturate cotton with 
compound tincture of Benzoin, and pack it in the hollow 
tooth (after being cleansed out) ; this gives instant relief, and 
is a pleasant application. 

Sore Nipples (Raw, Tender). — Wipe the nipple dry, 
after the child has nursed, and with a camel-hair brush, 
apply four or five coats of the compound tincture of Ben- 
zoin. This forms an artificial skin ; it burns a little at first, 
but soon affords wonderful relief. 

(A) The same for chapped skin, and chafing of children 
— nothing like it — Good protection for cuts and wounds — 
applied on a soft rag. 

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SECTION 1 8. BENZOIN. 

Enuresis — Wetting the Bed. — (Especially when the 
odor of the urine is very strong and offensive) — Benzoic 
acid 10 drops in an ounce of alcohol with water added to 
make 6 ounces — Adult, take 3 teaspoonfuls every 3 hours 
during the day — Child dose, see Section 56, B. 

(B) " For wetting the bed, use Equisetum hyemale tinc- 
ture; put 12 drops in half a glass of water; and to a child, 
5 to 7 years old, give 1 teaspoonful every 3 hours. This is 
a remedy that has never yet failed me. I have also used 
the same for Cystitis and Dysuria with unparalleled success 
— Adult, 5 drops of the tincture every 3 hours." I saw a 
case of wetting the bed, of seventeen years' standing from 
infancy, cured with Phosphoric acid, dilute, taken 5 drops 3 
times a day in a wine glass of water. 

(C) Compound tincture of Benzoin, adult, teaspoonful 
doses, beaten up with milk, and taken 3 or 4 times a day, 
is an excellent remedy for Bronchial affections — Obstinate 
winter cough — Hawking — Catarrh of the throat — Chronic 
sore throat. 



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SECTION 19. 

BITTER-SWEET. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS/^ Dulcamara,— Ailments 
from colds contracted in cool, damp weather — Mucous dis- 
charges from catarrh — dry skin with itching eruptions — 
burning after scratching — ailments worse in cool, damp 
weather — pains relieved by motion. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, ^ to 1 drachm of the Fluid 
extract. Child, see Section 56, B. 

Dulcamara, minute doses, is the true specific for Catarrhal 
Diarrhoea, mucous stools — Camp Diarrhoea, bloody slimy 
stools — Catarrh of nose, throat, chest, bowels; contracted in 
cold, wet weather — Hawking, very troublesome, often at- 
tended with general dryness of the skin — " Thin slipper," 
Neuralgia — Lepra — Moist Tetter — Asthma, from repelled 
hives or other eruptions — or Neuralgia from the same cause 
— Erotomania. 



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SECTION 20. 

BISMUTH. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS.— Prostration without cool- 
ness of the surface — vomiting of liquids, not solids, or vomit- 
ing of solids as soon as the stomach becomes full — thick 
white coating on the tongue (Antimony Crude). 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, A. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, 5 to 15 grains of the sub- 
nitrate, in milk, with or before meals. Child, see Section 
56, A. 

(A) This remedy is especially useful for Headache that 
occurs immediately after eating — vomiting of food, as soon 
as the stomach is full. Ulceration of the Stomach, with ex- 
hausting pain and vomiting (full doses). u Malignant disease 
of the Stomach; over ordinary dose, to form a smooth layer 
over the exposed surface, preventing pain." 

Sore Mouth — Canker. — Apply sub-nitrate of Bismuth 
powder, sufficient to cover the ulcerated part, several times 
a day. Immediate relief and prompt cure. Bismuth, sub- 
nit, minute doses, 56 A, in water, every half hour, cured 
baby's sore mouth in 2 days. 

Sore Nipples — Cracked. — Bismuth sub-nit. 2 drachms 
in Vaseline 1 ounce, mixed, apply each time after the child 
nurses, and cover with a soft cloth : wash off each time 
before giving the breast. Perfectly satisfactory. 

Wound Dressing. — Sub-nitrate of Bismuth as a dress- 
ing for wounds is antiseptic and non-irritant, and does not 
require frequent changing in order to keep the wound pure, 
nor in any way interferes with union by first intention. 

(B) Bismuth powder is the thing for Chafing — Erythema 
— Eczema — Erysipelas — Bed sores. A paste made of equal 

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SECTION 20. BISMUTH. 

parts of sub-nit. Bismuth and water applied, subdues pain 
and szuelling of Testes. 

Stomach Pains (coming on soon after meals, sometimes 
lasting for hours). — Bismuth sub. nit. : adult 5 grains before 
eating. " Relief at once, cases of years' standing cured in a 
few days." 

Dyspepsia — Indigestion (burning pains in the stomach, 
sour vomit, food retained, but drinks thrown up immediately, 
or food thrown up as soon as the stomach becomes full). — 
Bismuth even in minute doses, taken before meals, soon 
corrects the whole trouble. 

Diarrhoea and Vomiting, especially of Children. — 
Bismuth, minute dose, after each passage, or spell of vomit- 
ing : works wonders. 

(C) The same is excellent for Diarrhcea of Consumption 
(Argent, nit.) ; and for Dysentery ', especially when aided by 
injections of boiled starch medicated with bismuth. 

Nasal Catarrh. — Celebrated Catarrh Snuff — Bismuth 
sub. nit. 6 ounces; Morphia Sulph. 2 grains; and Pulv. 
Gum Acacia 2 drachms : mix thoroughly. Snuff freely of 
this powder several times a day. 

Offensive Foot Sweat. — " In 1 5 years I have found but 
one case that was not cured by sub. nitrate of Bismuth. 
About one ounce of the powder should be rubbed on the 
feet, and between the toes, every day. Cure in from 5 to 1 5 
days — no after trouble." 



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SECTION 21. 

BLACK SNAKE ROOT. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for Cimicifuga. — Dis- 
tracted state of mind — inability to sleep, with appearance of 
strange objects before the sight — muscular soreness — ail- 
ments relieved by eating and by quiet repose. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, 1 to 2 drachms of the Tinc- 
ture. Fluid Extract ^ to 1 drachm. Child, see Section 
56, B. 

In minute doses, Cimicifuga or Actaea racemosa is a very 
reliable remedy for Headache, especially of delicate ladies, 
close students, and intemperate persons — Sleeplessness, with 
vision of imaginary objects — Sinking, faintness at the stom- 
ach — Sciatica — Hysteria, at change of life, and from de- 
ranged menses — Nervous chills and shivers, as in confine- 
ment — Cough, with every attempt to speak — Catarrh of the 
nose, alternating with Leucorrhcea. 

In the larger, ordinary dose, Cimicifuga has proved emi- 
nently curative in Acute Rheumatism — Myalgia — Neuralgia, 
especially in the neck, back, chest, hip, ovary and womb. 
After free sweat, rapid and permanent cures ensue — Chorea, 
five doses a day, lengthen intervals with improvement — Ner- 
vous tremor — Irregular heart action, with intermittent pulse 
— Spinal irritation — Spasms of Meningitis — Photophobia — 
Suppressed menses, almost specific — Puerperal mania — 
— Acute Insanity, constant talking, or deep melancholy — 
After pains. 

J|@^ What Cimicifuga leaves uncured in the line of its 
indication, Caulophyllum in same dose will mostly finish. 
It is especially useful in all Menstrual Irregularities , with 

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SECTION 22. — BLOOD ROOT. 

attendant ailments, such as spasm, tremor, cramp and 
sleeplessness — also for False labor — Prolonged "Cleansing;" 
or Suppressed Lochia — Rheumatism in the wrists, hands, 
ringers — Caulophyllin J / 2 grain every y^ hour, is safer and 
often superior to ergot for inducing labor. 



SECTION 22. 



BLOOD ROOT. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for Sangninaria. — Dry- 
ness of the throat with tickling cough — headache with 
nausea unrelieved by vomiting, recurring once a week, 
relief by lying down in a dark room. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, A-B. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, 5 to 10 minims of the tincture 
— Emetic 60 minims. Child, see Section 56, B. 

Sanguinaria, minute dose taken before meals and on 
going to bed, is a remedy almost unequaled for Indigestion 
— Dyspepsia — Periodical Sick-headache — Loss of appetite. 
The same is a prominent remedy for CEdematous Croup 
— Laryngitis — almost any cough, even long standing with 
hectic flush, after two or three weeks' course — Chronic 
Nasal Catarrh. f$^f Sanguinaria nitrate 10 per cent, tri- 
turation with milky sugar : adult, 5 grains, 4 times a day is 
claimed to be our very best remedy for Chronic Nasal Ca- 
tarrh with cough and altered voice. 

Pulverized Sanguinaria root applied removes proud flesh. 



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SECTION 23. 

BLUE FLAG. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS/^ Iris.— Persistent vomit- 
ing of sour liquids — excessive flow of saliva — loss of taste 
and appetite — burning liquid stools — sick headache recur- 
ring every eight days — ailments worse on first starting to 
move, but better by continued motion (Rhus tox.). 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, A-B. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, 5 to 30 drops of the tincture — 
Irisin j£ to 5 grains — purgative five grains. Child, see 
Section 56, A. 

Iris, minute dose, is undoubtedly the champion remedy 
for Cholera Morbus — Cholera infantum — Bilious Sick-head- 
ache — Vomiting in general — Sour vomit — Violent colic 
with vomiting or without — Diarrhcea, with or without 
vomiting — Dysentery — Bilious fever — Bilious Typhoid, with 
involuntary stools — Water-brash— Salivation, water stream- 
ing from the mouth — Loss of appetite — Loss of taste — 
Disease of the pancreas (Iodine) — Constipation, " purgative 
dose is not followed by costiveness " — Menorrhagia — Erup- 
tions and Scabs, especially on head and face. Jf^i^ Viola 
tricolor, dose Section 56, B, is mostly the only remedy 
needed for Porrigo ; also for Plica Polonica (Vinca minor 
dose, 56, B). 



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SECTION 24. 

BORAX. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS.— Hot mouth— hot palms 
— hot urine — dread of downward motion, child will not be 
rocked, wakens on being laid down — pains relieved by 
pressure upon the part. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, A. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, 5 to 20 grains — Honey of 
borax y 2 to 3 drachms. Child, see Section 56, A. 

Acceleration of Labor. — Borax may be used as a sub- 
stitute for Ergot. Two scruples of borax dissolved in water, 
and taken during labor, will directly strengthen the pains. 
A second dose may be taken if necessary after an interval 
of 20 minutes. It seldom disturbs the stomach. 

Sudden Loss of Voice, or Sudden Hoarseness. — Dis- 
solve a piece of Borax, size of a pea, in the mouth. Imme- 
diate relief. The same taken 10 minutes before singing or 
speaking produces an abundant secretion of saliva, which 
moistens the mouth and throat and prevents hoarseness. 

Hggf 01 (A) Oxalic acid, dose 56, A, has cured Aphonia, and 
rendered good service in Spinal Meningitis and Myelitis. 
Cubeb Lozenge is excellent for throat affections. Chewing 
the cubeb berries relieves the throat. Smoking the crushed 
cubeb berries in a pipe is said to cure catarrh of nose and 
throat. For Hawking and elongated palate, Catechu lozenge 
is better than anything I know for immediate relief. 

Baby's Sore Mouth. — Borax dissolved in glycerine or 
mixed in honey, applied. 

Itching — (vulva, vagina, urethra, piles) — any local 
itching. — Borax and lard 1 part to 3, mixed and applied. 
On sponge in vagina and vulva. On bougie introduced 

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SECTION 24. — BORAX. 

into the urethra. An ointment of Boracic acid and vase- 
line applied, promptly allays Itching of vulva, anus, and 
piles. I®"* Balsam of Peru 120 grains; oil of Almonds 
90 grains; Gum arabic 120 grains; and Rose water, 
quantity sufficient mixed and applied as often as needed, 
cured cases of Local Itching that had resisted all treatment 
for years. 

Dandruff. — Cleanse the scalp thoroughly : take as much 
Boracic acid as you can dissolve in a given quantity of 
water, and apply the solution 3 times a day. Nothing 
better. fUg^* Listerine in full strength, or one or two parts 
water, said to be very good. 

Conjunctivitis (Inflammation inside the Eyelids). — Bora- 
cic acid 5 grains, in water I ounce, a few drops in the eye 
several times a day. 

Noise in the Ears. — Boracic acid 10 grains, in water 1 
ounce, mix : drop a little in the ear three times a day. 

Otorrhcea — Offensive discharge from the Ear. — Sponge 
out the ear with warm water, and swab dry ; then saturate 
a piece of cotton with glycerine, and squeeze it until only 
moist, dip it into pulverized Boracic acid, and insert it into 
the ear every day. "Cure in 12 days." Another way: 
swab out dry with absorbent cotton, and keep the ear filled 
with Boracic acid, powdered as fine as flour. It is often 
necessary at the beginning to re-fill several times a day. 
Let the patient lie down with that ear up, and proceed to 
fill it full of the acid. It may be blown in through a quill ; 
a convenient instrument is an " Insect powder blower ;" 
when filled, plug the ear with absorbent cotton : as soon as 
the discharge breaks through, clean out as well as possible 
and re-fill ; after a few days the running will stop ; do not 
be in a hurry then to clean out the ear; it will cleanse itself 
and remain well. 

Diabetes. — Boracic acid, 12 grains 3 times a day. Cured 
a case, boy aged 12 years. 

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SECTION 24. — BORAX. 

Leucorrhoea. — "Apply Boracic acid on sponge, having 
narrow ribbon or tape attached to it ; moisten the sponge 
with glycerine, roll it in fine powder of Boracic acid, and 
push it up to the mouth of the womb ; daily. It can be 
removed by the tape. You may depend upon this treat- 
ment with great confidence." 

H^** (B) Sabina tincture : adult, 5 to 10 drops in water, 
is not only an excellent remedy for Leucorrhoea, but also for 
Uterine hemorrhage — Menorrhoea — Chronic Gout, and Joint 
affections. 

Eruptions upon the Skin — Eczema, Etc. — Boracic 
acid, saturated solution, in boiling water, apply 3 to 6 times 
a day (do not make an ointment of it). Said to effect 
prompt and permanent cures. 

Offensive Urine. — " Have not met with a case of offen- 
sive urine that 10 to 20 grains of Boric acid, taken every 3 
hours, would not cure." 

Offensive Foot Sweat. — Change stockings twice a day, 
place the stocking/^/ for some hours in a jar containing a 
saturated solution of Boracic acid ; then dry them ready for 
use again : wear cork soles, have several pair — change 
daily. Effectual remedy. 



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SECTION 25. 

BRACE. 

(Banning System.) 

Drooping Shoulders. — Body-balance brace ; or abdo- 
minal and spinal shoulder brace ; or revolving spinal prop. 

Lateral Curvature of the Spine. — Centripetal spinal 
lever. 

Piles ; also Falling of the Bowel. — Pile and Prolapsus 
ani brace. 

Hernia (Rupture). — The Brace truss. 

Weak Back. — The Spinal prop. 

Retroversion and Retroflexion of the Womb. — The 
Curved uterine balance. 

Anteversion and Anteflexion of the Womb. — The 
straight Uterine brace. 

To Prevent Miscarriage. — Pregnancy brace. 



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SECTION 26. 

BRYONIA. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS.— Stitching and tensive 
pains, worse from the least motion — desire to lie perfectly 
quiet — better by pressure on the seat of pain — vertigo on 
sitting up in bed — lips very dry, parched — stools dry, "as 
if burnt " — craving for things to eat, which are rejected 
when offered. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B-D. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, 10 to 30 drops of the Fluid 
Extract — Bryonin 1 to 2 grains. Child, see Section 56, B. 

Bryonia, in minute doses, is exceedingly valuable in all 
cases of Inflammation of Serous Membranes, in the Second 
Stage: when the acute inflammatory action calling for 
Aconite has diminished or disappeared, and the resulting 
Effusion is present. Most especially useful in Meningitis 
with cerebral effusion — Synovitis — Peritonitis — Pericarditis 
— Pleuritis — Pleuro-Pneumonia — Hydrothorax, when the 
lungs feel as if they could not expand, patient cannot take 
a full breath, and there is stitching cough. All pains, espe- 
cially Rheumatic pains of the joints, worse by the least 
motion — Intense Congestion — Vertigo on rising up in bed 
— Typhoid Conditions, with Constipation — Puerperal fever 
— Vicarious Menstruation. 

H$^ (A) Asclepias tuberosa — same dose as of bryonia — 
is almost specific for Pleurisy, Pneumonia and CEdema. It is 
an expectorant of the first order, invariably increasing the 
freedom of respiration. 



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SECTION 27. 

BUG AGARIC. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for Agaricus. —Spine ten- 
der to touch, and painful from the least motion — Trembling 
limbs, muscles jerking like chorea when awake only, not 
during sleep — redness of parts, as of the nose or ears, burn- 
ing tingling, as if frost bitten — feeling as if touched in spots 
with the point of an icicle. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, 5 to 1 5 drops of the tincture 
every 3 hours. Child, see Section 56, B. 

Hypodermatic Dose. — 

Adult, % to }4 grain of Muscarin nitrate in solution. Used especially for 
excessive perspiration and night sweats. 

Agaricus, in minute doses, is especially curative in Spinal 
Irritation, pain and tenderness of the spine — Giddiness with 
falling — St. Vitus' dance, only manifested when awake — 
Spasm of eyelids — Epileptic spasms — Trembling, twitching 
— Convulsions during teething. If the child is in deep 
stupor, cold; put 5 drops of the tincture of Agaricus into 
an y 2 ounce bottle, fill it with water, and every hour or two 
give a teaspoonful ; when the hands, feet and head are hot, 
give Belladonna prepared in the same way, in alternation 
with the Agaricus, and thus save all your cases — Chilblains 
or frost bites with all their burning and itching, vanish 
after taking Agaricus. Dose 56, B, 5 or 6 times a day, for 
a week. 

(A) jfgi^The indications for the use of Physostigma are 
nearly the same as those for Agaricus. In doses 56, A or 
B, it has proven useful for Twitching of the eyelids — Oscil- 
lation of the eyeballs — Acquired Myopia — Extreme giddi- 
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SECTION 27. BUG AGARIC. 

ness — Tremor — Locomotor ataxia — Progressive muscular 
atrophy — Paralysis, especially of the insane. 

(B) Eserine; adult, -fa to Jj grain (hypodermatic) is 
especially useful for Chorea — Tetanus — Iritis, to contract 
the pupil and prevent adhesions. 



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SECTION 28. 

CABBAGE. 

Fresh cabbage leaves, thoroughly cleansed and bruised 
to a soft pulp, applied and held in place by compress, fre- 
quently renewed, are said to cure Ulcers — Scabby condition 
of the skin — Suppurations — Gatherings — Gathered breasts 
— Hard swelling of glands — Tumors — Abscesses — Boils — 
Carbuncles — Diphtheria ; by binding the pulp, or bruised 
leaf to the throat — Inflammation and suppuration of the 
eyes — Purulent Ophthalmia of infants ; by cleansing the 
eye thoroughly every y£ or j£ hour with warm water, and 
then packing the socket full each time with fresh pulp. It 
may seem to increase the suppuration for a few days, but 
improvement will be in progress the while, and a " cure 
soon effected.' ' 

This same application softens and dissipates Corns and 
Warts. 

The first effect of the cabbage applied is to encourage 
suppuration, drawing the purulent matter to the surface, 
thus preventing blood poison. The cure is complete, there 
is no relapse. Applied upon any place adjacent to the 
seat of ailment, it draws the corruption to that part. 

Old Frost Bites. — " Bathe the parts in strong tea of 
white oak leaves, gathered from the ground ; apply the 
decoction as hot as can be borne for a quarter of an hour, 
then apply sour krout fresh from the barrel, about one inch 
thick. Keep it on by bandage over night — well next day." 

fH^*- Chilblains or Frost Bites. — Dissolve 24 grains of 
Iodoform in 1 ounce of oleic acid, and apply with camel- 
hair brush. Two applications generally make a permanent 
cure. 



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SECTION 29. 

CACTUS. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS.— Sudden squeezing at the 
heart, like the grip of an iron hand— binding sensation in 
various parts — fluttering at the stomach — active bleeding, 
red blood — ailments worse every day at the same hour. 
(Cedron.) 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, 2 to 5 drops of the tincture. 
Child, see Section 56, B. 

Cactus grandiflorus is the analogue of Aconite, and, in 
minute doses, is indicated in Acute Fevers — Puerperal fever 
— Congestion — Hemorrhage — Excited action of the heart 
— Endocarditis — Pericarditis — Congestive palpitation of the 
heart — Its leading genius symptom is Constriction, or Bind- 
ing tightness in any part of the body, and especially at the 
heart — Heart spasm — Spasm of the diaphragm — Angina 
pectoris — Chronic Bronchitis, with rattling phlegm, spas- 
modic cough and oppressed breathing — Rheumatism, in- 
volving the heart — Various Diseased Conditions attended 
with fluttering in the stomach, such as Cough — Diarrhoea 
^Vomiting — Dysmenorrhoea — Sleeplessness, etc. 

(A) jfglf^Spigelia, dose 56, B, is strongly indicated in 
Endocarditis — Pericarditis — Angina pectoris — Palpitation 
of the heart — Heart Stitch — Eye pain — Tender skin. 

Hggp-If there is any remedy especially deserving our con- 
fidence in Heart affections, resulting from Rheumatism — 
and also for various Heart ailment from obscure origin, it is 
Scutellaria lateriflora — dose 56, B. 



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SECTION 30. 

CANTHARIS. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS.— Scanty, scalding urine- 
burning pains — shreddy stools in dysentery — desire for 
drink with dread of liquids (Cannabis) — pains relieved by 
rubbing — Coffee disagrees. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B-C. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, 5 to 20 minims of the tincture. 
Child, see Section 56, B. 

Erysipelas. — Cantharis tinct. 1 drachm, in water 1 pint; 
bathe 3 times a day — Cure in 3 days. 

(A) Same for Burns and scalds. 

Chronic Ulcer on the Skin. — Cantharis tinct. 1 drop 3 
times a day — no bandage — Rapid cure. 

(B) The same for Ulceration in the stomach, with burning 
pain and retching. 

Enuresis — (Wetting the Bed). — Why try anything else, 
when one parvule of Cantharis, every 3 hours, will cure in 
5 days? 

(C) The same is specific for Inflammation of Kidney \ blad- 
der and Urethra — Strangury — Uremia. 

fflgg*' If the urine is too thick to flow even by catheter, in- 
ject 16 to 20 grains of pepsin, dissolved in a little water, into 
the bladder, and in an hour the urine will flow by catheter. 

(D) In order to do without the use of the catheter, put 
Fluid extract, Rhus aromat, 20 drops in half a glass of 
water ; and adult take a teaspoonful every 3 hours ; or take 
uva ursi in the same way. 

When the catheter will not pass, try with the patient 
standing slightly bent forward ; if this fails, give a grain of 
opium, and after an hour try again. 

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SECTION 31. 

CAMPHOR. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS.— Internal trembling— feel- 
ing of dread when in the dark — coldness of the skin with 
aversion to being covered (secale) — pains abate by thinking 
of them. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B-C-D. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, 5 to 60 minims of the spirits. 
Child, see Section 56, B. 

The tincture of Camphor, adult, 1 drop on sugar, fre- 
quently repeated, cures cold in the head in a day — Controls 
convulsions — Arrests strangury from fly blister — Restores 
suppressed measles — Is the remedy, par excellence, for all 
complications of labor — gives force to weak, failing labor 
pains — Dissipates false labor pains — stops after-pains — allays 
nervous sensitiveness and agitation with sweat — antidotes 
vegetable poisons. (Strong coffee does the same.) 

Cholera Infantum — also Violent Pain, Screaming 
Spells. — Apply menthated camphor (Lambert's) very lightly 
to region of the navel, and cover with oil-silk or flannel. In 
a few minutes pain gone, child quiet. 

Cholera. — Of 50,000 people at Naples, who took drop 
doses of the tincture of camphor, 3 times a day, as a pro- 
phylactic of cholera, all escaped it, or, if attacked, recovered ; 
even carrying Gum Camphor about the person is a guard 
against taking it. 

Early in the attack of Cholera — skin cold, patient tossing 
in agony — take 3 to 5 drops of a strong alcoholic tincture 
on sugar every 5 minutes, and rub chest, back and 
abdomen with spirits of camphor, until the coldness gives 
way to vital warmth. This remedy is almost infallible. 

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SECTION 31. CAMPHOR. 

The same treatment cures Congestive chill and Ague, treated 
in the cold stage. 

(A) It is the proper treatment during the cold stage of 
Yellow Fever ; then follow with Gelsemium tincture, 5 drops 
every hour, and conquer every time. 

Shifting Rheumatism — Rheumatic Paralysis. — Cam- 
phor tincture, 6 to 10 drops, every 4 to 6 hours, is often the 
only remedy needed. " Rheumatism may be rubbed out in 3 
days with mixture of 1 ounce of Gum Camphor, 1 drachm 
of Oil of Wormwood, and y 2 pint of alcohol ; rub thor- 
oughly 3 or 4 times a day." In case of Rheumatism, 
remove the casters from the bed posts, and put thick pieces 
of plate glass under each post; it will produce calm and 
refreshing sleep. 

(B) Inflammatory Rheumatism reported 250 cures in suc- 
cession, each in 48 hours, with distilled herring brine, 20 
drops, every 2 hours. The same for Lumbago. 

Sprain. — Wrap the part in flannel or absorbent cotton, 
saturated with Camphor spirits. Nothing better. 

Apply Turpentine, with flour and white of egg t as a 
poultice ; this cures desperate cases. Clay, wet with vine- 
gar, applied is excellent — Apply daisy poultice and in half 
an hour the joint will admit of motion. 

Mumps — Shifted to the Testes. — Pour spirits of cam- 
phor in a basin, and place the scrotum therein, and bathe 
and rub well in, over the lower abdomen, and region of the 
loins and thighs. In 30 minutes, away goes all pain and 
swelling. 

Nymphomania. — Mono-bromide of Camphor, 10 grain 
doses, until brain feels it. Excellent remedy. 

Sleeplessness. — One granule of Camphor on going to 
bed will induce sleep — Mono-bromide of Camphor, 2 grains, 
acts like a charm. 

Carbuncle.— Camphor spirits and lime water, equal parts, 
applied early aborts it. jf^^Saponated coal tar, in water, 

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SECTION 31. — CAMPHOR. 

5 parts to 20, applied to carbuncle or boil acts like an ano- 
dyne, soothes to sleep. No remedy equal to it. 

(C) Menthol, ethereal solution, 10 to 50 per cent., applied 
by camel-hair brush, averts boils, carbuncles and inflamma- 
tory gatherings, and cures itching eruptions. 



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SECTION 32. 

CARBOLIC ACID. 

Minute Dose. — Section B. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, i to 3 drachms of the Syrup ; 
Declat Syrup 1 tablespoonful every 2 to 4 hours. Child, 
see Section 56, B. 

Hypodermatic Dose. — 

Formula. — Acid carbolic purif. 10 grains; Aquse distil. I ounce; mix. — Adult, 
15 to 30 minims. The minimum dose may be injected repeatedly until maxi- 
mum amount reached in cases depending upon assured results ; usually 3 
doses a day. 

Used principally for Parasitic skin diseases — Erysipelas. (" 5 minims of 
a 2 per cent, solution at several points around the border, 3 times a day, 
give good results") — Abnormal growths — Polypi — Epithelioma — Adenoma 
— Fibroma — Pleuro-Pneumonia — Synovitis — White Swelling — Rheumatism, 
acute and chronic — Myalgia — Superficial Neuralgia, prompt cures. 

Diphtheria. — " For 10 years have used only Carbolic 
acid for diphtheria with uniform success. Dose, I drop of 
a one per cent, alcoholic solution, given in water — gargle 
with the same." 

Hg^ Bromine I per cent, solution in distilled water, pre- 
pared in a dark glass bottle — kept in dark place — given 1 to 
3 drops in sweetened water, from a glass spoon or wine- 
glass, is claimed to be the triumphant remedy for diphtheria 
and membranous croup — for diphtheria a dose every hour — 
for croup every quarter hour. After evidence of improve- 
ment, reduce the doses, and extend the time between them, 
but not over two hours. Low diet the first day. The first 
3 or 4 doses of Bromine reduced the pulse from 140 to 80 
— complete restoration in 3 days. 

(A) Keep constantly in the room as a preventive of con- 
tagion and infection. Some Bromine- water in a saucer; 
renew it twice a day. 

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SECTION 32. — CARBOLIC ACID. 

Stricture of Prepuce. — Immerse the part in warm water 
strongly saturated with carbolic acid ; the glans and prepuce 
will shrink, and being relaxed may be gradually reduced. 

Abscess opened without pain. — Apply Carbolic acid, 
2 parts, with glycerine, 1 part, mixed ; keep it on 5 minutes 
— then cut — no pain. 

Burns and Scalds. — " Best of all treatment." Carbolic 
acid, 1 part to 25 parts sweet oil, apply with camel-hair 
brush every 2 to 4 hours, or as often as the pain reappears, 
until new skin is formed. This treatment may be preceded 
by application of cold water, as an immediate application 
until the first shock and pain is alleviated. 

Cancer prevented from returning after Excision. — 
Carbolic acid, ^ drachm of the Syrup, take once a day for 
6 months. Success in six cases. 

Lupus. — Cured with Carbolic acid, one per cent, solution 
in alcohol, 5 drops 3 times a day. 

Compound Fracture. — Germ-proof, dressing — anaes- 
thetic — Carbolized bran. Avoid excess of acid. 

" Ammonia Phenate (Declat Syrup) is the true remedy for 
Fever in general — Hyperemia — Hyperexia — Hectic fever 
— All diseases attended with elevation of temperature or 
delirium — Scarlet fever — Yellow fever — Typhoid fever — 
Puerperal fever — Pyaemia — Septicaemia — Trichiniasis (com- 
plete germicide) — Asthma, relief in 15 minutes." 

" Sulpho-Phenique (Declat Syrup) is the remedy for 
Chronic Diseases, and also acute when the tongue is coated 
with a dirty white fur — Chronic Gastric Catarrh, almost 
specific — Chronic Rheumatism — Chronic Cough, relief in 
24 hours — Small-pox, prevents pitting — Chronic Nasal Ca- 
tarrh, aided by snuffing Glyco-Phenique, 1 part to 15 
water; superb." 

" Iodo-Phenique (Declat Syrup) is the remedy unequaled 
for Scrofula in all its forms — Diseases of the glands, bones, 
skin — Syphilis — Cancer — Pott's Disease — Hip Disease — 

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SECTION 33. — CASTOR OIL. 

Malaria, prompt and efficient — Biliousness — Liver Com- 
plaint." 

" Glyco-Phenique (Declat) 1 part to 10 or 15 water, ap- 
plied by washing, compress, gargle or injection, arrests Sup- 
puration — Ulceration — Anthrax — Gangrene — Offensive dis- 
charges and odors — Promotes Cicatrization — Prevents infec- 
tion — Cures Dandruff — Erysipelas — Burns and Scalds, 
relief in 10 minutes — Throat affections — Leucorrhoea." 



SECTION 33. 



CASTOR OIL. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, J / 2 to 1 ounce — infants 1 to 3 
drachms. Unlike other purgative medicines, Castor oil 
allows of being lessened in dose, when the patient who 
resorts to it does so regularly. An enema may be prepared 
by the combination of 2 or 3 ounces of Castor oil, with 
some mucilaginous fluid. 

Castor oil is particularly valuable in Constipation arising 
from indurated faeces — for Irritation of the bowels caused 
from swallowing acrid substances, or from accumulations of 
the same in the intestines — employed with great advantage 
in Diseases attended with irritation or inflammation of the 
bowels — Diarrhoea — Dysentery — Enteritis — A valuable 
purgative, speedy and mild, when needful in cases of piles 
and inflammatory or spasmodic diseases of the Urino-gen- 
ital organs, kidney or bladder — also in Calculous affections 
and stricture. The advantage of the use of Castor oil as a 
purgative in these disorders cannot be over-estimated. For 
infants it is the safest of all cathartics. Larger relative 
dose may be given to infants than to adults. To mask the 
taste of the oil, see Section 69, X. A peppermint drop 
taken into the mouth before taking the dose, and also one 
immediately after, helps very much to disguise the taste. 

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SECTION 34. 

CELERY. 

Rheumatism. — "Cured in two days " — Celery soup, made 
of stalks and roots of Celery, cut in small pieces and boiled 
in water until soft; served with toast. 

Celery tea strong and hot, with cream and sugar if you 
like, taken by the teacupful, three or four times a day, 
abates Neuralgia, even Sciatica, sometimes very speedily. 
The same soothes Menstrual pains, and promotes the flow 
in case of Suppression ; also controls Hysteria. 

" Celerina," teaspoonful doses 3 or 4 times a day is highly 
recommended for all languid and debilitated conditions of 
the System. " I have yet to meet in my practice the first 
case of Dysmenorrhcea or Hysteria that Celerina has failed 
to cure ; moreover, it very materially lessens the Sufferings 
and Exhaustion of Labor; and if taken 3 times a day 
during pregnancy there will be no weakness and irritability 
during that period." 

" Celerina is the safest and best of all Soothing remedies 
for Baby's pains ; given in doses of 5 to 10 drops, in hot 
sweetened water." 

(A) H^tT" Cyelamen, tincture 10 to 30 drops, every 3 
hours, is a very reliable remedy for Suppressed Menses, 
especially when attended with vertigo and derangement of 
sight. 



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SECTION 35. 

CHARCOAL. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for Carbo Vegetabilis.— 
Foul secretions and discharges — offensive flatulence — aver- 
sion to milk and fat food — feeling worse when warm — desire 
to be fanned. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, A. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, y 2 to 3 drachms, better taken 
at meal times. Child, see Section 56, A. 

To Augment Fat. — Take 10 grains of pulverized char- 
coal with each meal. The same purifies the system and 
sweetens the stomach and breath. 

In order to fatten cattle, sheep, hogs, etc., give Charcoal 
powder in their food; 1 pint to 25 head of sheep or lambs; 
Y± of a pint per head to full grown cattle, horses, and hogs; 
and half this quantity to young cattle ; two teaspoonfuls to 
young calves daily. When stock are in ill condition, give 
Charcoal 2 or 3 times a week. It must be kept perfectly 
dry, and in well covered jars, or in tight bins. 

Gangrene, of wound, burn, Carbuncle — Putrid Sore 
or ulcer. — Keep the part filled or covered with Charcoal 
powder ; or apply yeast poultice mixed with Charcoal pow- 
der, renew the poultice frequently, (jfgg^ Gangrene of the 
lungs, Capsicum, Salicylic acid.) 

Diarrhoea — Bowel Complaint of Children. — Take 
plump wheat, carefully burn it to Charcoal, powder it, put 
a teaspoonful into the nursing bottle, before filling it with 
milk, once a day ; it will soon cure even Chronic cases. 
The same in teaspoonful doses for adults, taken before or 
during meals cures Dyspepsia — Heartburn — Waterbrash. 
Corn coffee, prepared from flint corn, browned in an 

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SECTION 35. — CHARCOAL. 

oven, and ground in a coffee mill, flavored with sugar and 
cream, and not made too thick, taken by the wineglassful, 
several times a day, is said to be a Sovereign remedy for 
Diarrhoea of adults and children ; very young children may 
be given a teaspoonful at a time, older ones more, accord- 
ing to age. A teaspoonful of Acorns powdered (after being 
baked brown) and taken in x / 2 glass of milk cures diarrhoea 
with falling of the bowel in adults ; smaller doses for chil- 
dren. Baked wheat flour, stirred while baking until brown, 
adult 1 teaspoonful in y 2 teacup of cold water, every two 
hours cures bad cases of diarrhoea. Fluid Extract Cota 
bark, 3 drops in a spoonful of water, 3 or 4 times a day, or 
after passages, is almost specific for diarrhoea of Children, 

Obstinate Leucorrhcea. — Cured by insufflation of pow- 
dered vegetable Charcoal per vagina. 

The World's Best Tooth Powder. — Charcoal 3 ounces ; 
Calamus root 5 drachms; Pumice stone 2 Y / 2 drachms; Cate- 
chu 2*/£ drachms; oil of Burgamot 30 drops; and oil of 
Cloves 30 drops : mix. Cures disease of the gums and 
sweetens the breath. 



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SECTION 36. 

CHLORINE. 

Minute Dose. — See Section 56, B. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, Chlorine water 1 to 4 drachms. 
Child, see Section 56, B. 

Spasm of the Glottis. — Can breathe in, but not out — 
Crowing respiration. The One grand specific is Chlorine ; 
weak solution in water, so that the odor of Chlorine can 
just be detected; to a Child 1 teaspoonful of this every 15 
to 20 minutes : to adults, tablespoonful doses. The same 3 
times a day for Chronic Sore throat. 

Freckles. — If yellow, wash with Chlorine water, night 
and morning for several weeks : if brown, apply Chloride 
of Lime, weak solution in water, to suit the sensation, brush 
it on every night, and wash it off in the morning, until the 
freckles are bleached out. 

Disinfectant — Deodorizer — Antiseptic. — (Clean, stain- 
less, free from odor, economical.) Piatt's Chlorides — valu- 
able agent for dressing open cancers — Sloughing ulcers and 
gangrenous wounds. 

jgglf" 1 A splendid Disinfectant, at 3 cents a bucketful 
(pour it down your sinks and sewers, wet cloths with it, and 
hang them in the foulest places, sweeten all the air) — Ni- 
trate of Lead Y / 2 drachm dissolve in 1 pint of boiling water, 
then dissolve 2 drachms of Common Salt in a bucket of 
water, now pour the two solutions together and allow the 
sediment to subside. Pour off the clear liquid, this is the 
disinfectant. 

Bromo-Chloralum is a disinfectant free from poisonous 
qualities, and inodorous in itself. Open cancers and putrid 
ulcers, washed with a 10 per cent, solution in water, and. 

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SECTION 36. CHLORINE. 

covered with cloths saturated with the same, become 
divested of offensive odor. Floors sprinkled with the solu- 
tion and cloths saturated therewith and suspended about 
the room, purify and sweeten the air. 

Conjunctivitis. — (Lids raw) — keep the parts constantly 
wet with a solution of Bromo-Chloralum, 1 part to 9 water 

Sore Throat — Ulcerated. — "Gargle with Bromo-Chlor 
alum 10 per cent, solution in water, several times a day — 
rapid cures." 

Diphtheria. — " As a remedy for this disease Bromo- 
Chloralum has no superior. Of a 10 per cent, solution in 
water, gargle every y 2 hour, and swallow a little each time ; 
in 6 hours the terrible odor will be gone, in 3 days the Cure 
will be effected. Inhaling freely thereof from a sponge 
greatly facilitates the Cure." 

Foul Breath. — " Gargle and rinse the mouth thoroughly 
4 times a day, with a 10 per cent, solution of Bromo- 
Chloralum in water. If it arises from the stomach, swallow 
a little each time. If it comes from Catarrh in the head, 
snuff the solution up the nostrils several times a day. 

(A) The same cures Ozcena and Chronic catarrh in the 
nose!' 

Scarlet Fever. — " Have treated 40 cases of Scarlet fever 
in succession with Bromo-Chloralum ; giving 5 to 10 drops, 
of a 10 per cent, solution, in a teaspoonful of water every 2 
to 3 hours, also using the same as a gargle; and am happy 
to state that in every case I have effected a cure. The 
same treatment is eminently successful in Small-pox, aided 
by sponging the body therewith once or twice a day." 

In Typhoid fever, and all contagious ailments ; Sponge the 
patient all over, at least once a day, with a 10 per cent, so- 
lution of Bromo-Chloralum, with dilute alcohol added in 
equal parts : the effect is twofold ; it neutralizes the emana- 
tions, and prevents re-absorption of poisonous secretions. 
The recovery will be thus greatly promoted. 

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SECTION 36. — CHLORINE. 

In Confinement — when discharges are offensive, inject freely, 
several times a day, Bromo-Chloralum, 10 per cent, solution 
in water; and directly every trace of the foul odor will dis- 
appear, the patient feel refreshed, and puerperal fever be pre- 
vented. To keep the Lying-in Chamber as sweet as a May 
morning, suspend cloths about the room saturated with the 
same solution, and sprinkle the floors and bed with it : not 
even a fly will linger to annoy, and yet in itself the Bromo- 
Chloralum is inodorous. 

Leucorrhcea. — "This most obstinate complaint yields 
submissively to Bromo-Chloralum, and the more foul and 
offensive it is, the more urgently is the remedy indicated. 
Inject a 10 per cent, solution, 1 quart, warm, 2 or 3 times a 
day." 



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SECTION 37. 

CHLORAL. 

Minute Dose. — See Section 56, B. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, 10 to 20 grains of the Chloral 
hydrate — Croton Chloral 5 to 1 5 grains. Child, see Section 
56, B. 

Hypodermatic Dose. — 

Formula. — Chloral hydrate y z ounce ; Aquae destil. I ounce ; mix. — Adult, 
10 to 30 minims, or 5 to 15 grains in solution. Inject very superficially, 
avoid veins. The sleep of Chloral is very much like natural sleep, and 
there is no after disturbance. It is not suitable in CASE OF weak or 

FATTY HEART. 

Is used especially for relief of Pain in general — Obstinate vomiting — Hic- 
cough — Violent Cholera Morbus — True Cholera. (In one very formidable 
case recorded, 60 grains were injected during two hours and cure effected.) 
Asthma — Neurosis of the Chest organs — Cerebral Diseases — Sleeplessness — 
Excitement of Mania — Puerperal Convulsions — Tetanus — Superficial Neural- 
gia — Strychnia poisoning. 

A combination of Chloral and Morphia makes an anodyne and hypnotic of 
the highest order of excellence ; that which is wanting in one is supplied by 
the other; each adds to the power of the other. Morphia abates the chief 
danger of Chloral by preventing the depression of the heart's action. The 
combination is rendered still more efficient by the addition of Atropia. Suit- 
able formula for the two would be — Chloral hydrate 3 drs. ; Morphia sulph. 4 
grs. ; Aquae destil. 1 ounce, mix. (Twenty minims would contain 7^ grs. of 
Chloral and \ gr. of Morphia.) Suitable formula for the three would be the 
same with Atropia sulph. \ gr. added. (Twenty minims would contain ji^ 
gr. of Atropia.) 

Neuralgia. — " Perfect charm. Croton chloral 10 grains 
in water I ounce, bottle — adult, take I teaspoonful every 
hour until relief, then stop!' Jt^* Oil of Peppermint applied 
with camel-hair brush, gives instant relief in superficial neu- 
ralgia. 

(A) It is also excellent for Burns and Scalds, removes 
the pain directly. 

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SECTION 37.— CHLORAL. 

Heart Disease. — (Weak heart, with great oppression 
and blue lips.) Cured with Chloral hydrate in minute doses, 
given every 3 or 4 hours. 

Dysentery. — " Chloral hydrate, adult 5 to 10 grains, in 
2 ounces of boiled starch, injected well up into the bowel, 
every 3 or 4 hours. Child, 1 to 2 grains, according to age, 
in I ounce of thin boiled starch injected 3 or 4 times a day. 
Grand success." 

Wetting the Bed. — Chloral hydrate ^ grain at bed- 
time ; repeat if necessary. 

Strangury. — " The quickest and most certain remedy is 
Chloral hydrate, adult, 15 to 30 grains, repeat if needful." 

Nettle Rash. — Chloral hydrate, 1 grain every 3 hours 
— rarely fails. 

Blister (better than fly). — Take common adhesive plaster 
and sprinkle it with Chloral, heat it and apply; in 10 min- 
utes it will blister. The plaster may remain on until the 
sore is healed. 

Offensive Foot Sweat. — Bathe with Chloral hydrate 1 
per cent, solution in water. In two days all offensive odor 
is gone. 

Unhealthy Wounds. — Dress with Chloral hydrate, 2 
per cent, solution. 

Strychnia Poisoning. — Chloral hydrate 1 drachm in a 
teacupful of water, adult, 1 teaspoonful every 15 minutes. 
Perfect success. 



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SECTION 38. 

CHLOROFORM. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, ]/ 2 to 1 drachm. Child, see 
Section 56, B. 

Hypodermatic Dose. — 

Adult, 10 minims, inserted deeply in the immediate locality of the pain. 
Used especially for Tic Douloureux — Chronic Sciatica (cured 8 out of 12 
cases) — Spine pain, strictly localized — Coccyodynia. 

Pain. — "Magic lotion" — Chloroform, 2 ounces; Alco- 
hol, 2 ounces ; Aqua Ammoniae, 2 ounces ; Camphor tinct- 
ure, 2 ounces; Tincture of Aconite, rad, 2 ounces; Spirits 
Nit. Ether, 6 ounces; Mix. Bathe or apply on cloths. 
H^p Neuralgia — Chloroform and Aconite tincture each 5 
parts and lard 20 parts ; anoint, and cover with light com- 
press — prompt cure. 

Earache. — Chloroform 1 drachm, in olive oil, 2 ounces. 
Mix. Put 20 to 30 drops in the ear, and plug with cotton, 
instant relief; or wet cotton with chloroform and put it in 
the bowl of a pipe, place the end of the stem in the ear, 
put your mouth over the bowl, and blow your breath into 
it, thus forcing the vapor into the ear. 

Bleeding from Operations in the Mouth and Throat, 
Excessive Bleeding of Tonsils, etc. — Spray the parts 
with chloroform water, 2 per cent, solution. Chloroform 
closes the mouths of all small, bleeding vessels instantly. 

Labor Rendered Easy and Painless.— Chloroform i or 
2 teaspoonfuls on a handkerchief or napkin, held by the 
lady, and inhaled only during pain (See 69 B, 2)— Or use 
Chloroform and Sweet Oil, equal parts, mixed, and applied on 
flannel saturated therewith. Lay it on the abdomen from 
navel to pubis, stroke it down smoothly, renew it as often 

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SECTION 38. — CHLOROFORM. 

as necessary ; usually in from 5 to 10 minutes, it relieves 
the pain. The same may be applied for any local pain with 
like result. 

jggf " Cocaine oleate (4 : 100), applied to the cervix during 
first stage of labor; and to the vulva and perineum during 
the expulsion of the head ; removes almost completely the 
sufferings of parturition." 

Gall-stone and Jaundice. — " Chloroform dissolves the 
stone in situ, and prevents recurrence of attacks. A case 
23 years' standing was cured by taking 3 drops of chloro- 
form, on sugar, 3 times a day for a month. It removed all 
pain, tenderness, distention and jaundice, and the cure was 
permanent. One drop on sugar three times a day for a 
month will insure exemption from all attacks." 

Inguinal Hernia — Rupture. — Put patient under influ- 
ence of chloroform or ether, and lift the person clear of the 
bed by the feet for several minutes ; directly the bowel will 
return into its place. 

Convulsions — Spasms. — Administer Chloroform by in- 
halation, until arrested and under control. 

Puerperal Convulsions. — Dissolve 2 tablespoonfuls of 
brown sugar in a gill of lukewarm water, and add a table- 
spoonful of Chloroform — draw it in and force it out the 
syringe a few times until well mixed, then inject the whole 
into the rectum ; and cause it to be retained by pressure of 
a napkin. No more spasms. 

Retention of Urine — Strangury. — A few inhalations of 
Chloroform give speedy relief. 

Tapeworm. — Away in one hour. Adult, take a tea- 
spoonful of Chloroform on sugar in the morning before 
breakfast, having taken no supper the evening before, and 
take a tablespoonful of " Salts " immediately after taking 
the Chloroform. "In one hour away comes the worm, 
head and all." jggT'Two or three teaspoonfuls of the tinct- 
ure of Kamala, after 12 hours' fasting, followed by a dose of 

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SECTION 38. — CHLOROFORM. 

castor oil, if bowels not moved without, is considered one 
of the most pleasant, safe and sure remedies for tapeworm. 

Cholera. — Chloroform, adult, 1 tablespoonful in 4 table- 
spoonfuls of water; one dose cured in half an hour; soldiers 
lying in collapse by the roadside, in 30 minutes after taking 
the dose, were up and on the march again. Chloroform 5 
to 10 minims on sugar, every 10 to 20 minutes, affords 
astonishing relief. 

Sea Sickness. — Chloroform i.drop on sugar arrested it at 
once. 

Vomiting of Pregnancy. — Chloroform, 1 drop in hot, 
sweetened water, stopped it immediately. 

Acidity of the Stomach — also Inflation of the Stom- 
ach from Gas. — Chloroform 10 to 20 drops in a little sweet- 
ened water, 10 minutes after meals. "The best remedy." 

Ague. — " Chloroform y 2 drachm in milk, taken just before 
the expected chill — breaks up the ague." 

£®* By adding Spirits of Turpentine to Chloroform, 1 
part to 5, the inhalation is rendered safer, and yet none the 
less prompt and efficient in its action. 



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SECTION 39. 

CHRISTMAS ROSE. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for Helleborus niger.— 
Hot head, rolling upon the pillow — Eyeballs rolled up — 
sudden shrieks (Apis) — greedy drinking — constant gagging 
(Podo) — twitching during sleep — motion of jaws as if chew- 
ing — scanty dark urine with floating black specks ; or red 
urine with sediment like coffee grounds — Hair and nails fall 
off — ailments worse in evening from 4 to 8 o'clock (Lycopo), 
and from thinking of the pains. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, 5 to 20 grains — Fluid extract, 
5 to 20 drops — Tincture, y?, to 1 drachm. Child, see Sec- 
tion 56, B. 

Hellebore, in minute doses, is especially demanded in the 
treatment of Acute and Chronic Hydrocephalus — Menin- 
gitis — Fever with alternating chills and heat (Chamomile) — 
Epilepsy of infants at the breast — Insanity — Apoplexy — 
Paralysis — Hydrothorax — Sudden dropsical swelling. 



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SECTION 40. 

CHROMIUM. 

Cancer Removed Without the Knife. — Apply Chloride 
of Chromium with a soft swab until the tumor is thor- 
oughly saturated, then apply Indian-meal poultice, made 
into a dough with glycerine, and keep it on until the crust 
is detached ; then apply the Chloride again and the poultice ; 
so continue until it is entirely extirpated, then let it heal. 
If the poultice should render the patient restless, mix it with 
Stramonium-leaf tea. Jt^ 3 ' Daily applications of Fusel oil 
is said to remove cancers and other tumors, and cure Chronic 
ulcers. 

(A) In order to remove cancer without pain or use of the 
knife, especially open cancer, paint the growth with a 10 or 
20 per cent, solution of hydrochlorate of cocaine, then apply 
an escharotic with which some cocaine should be incorpo- 
rated ; the process may be completed at one sitting or sev- 
eral, until the growth is removed. A cancerous growth of 
the os and cervix uteri 'was destroyed without pain by means 
of a 10 per cent, solution of cocaine, and stick of Potassa 
fusa. It is suggested that painless counter-irritation may be 
made by mixing cocaine with the irritant. 

Warts.— Chromic acid 100 grains to 1 ounce of water. 
Apply the solution every other day. The warts soon vanish. 



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SECTION 41. 

CINNAMON. 

Minute Dose. — See Section 56, B. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, 1 or 2 drops of the Oil on 
sugar — Tincture 1 to 3 drachms in water — Strong tea, wine- 
glassful: in extreme cases a dose every 10 minutes. Child, 
see Section 56, B. 

This is a pleasant and efficient remedy for Bloody Urine — 
Hemorrhage from the lungs or stomach — Excessive flozv of 
Menses — Flooding. H@ tt ' Tincture of Crocus, 10 drops in 
2 ounces of water, a tablespoonful of the solution every 20 
or 30 minutes, soon arrests flooding. This remedy has also 
proven useful for Asthenopia. 

Cinnamon in officinal doses is a good remedy for Faint- 
ing — Spasmodic Gaping — Paralysis of the tongue — Diarrhoea 
— Vomiting — Cramp in the Stomach — Colic. J^^ Fluid 
Extract of Sassafras, teaspoonful doses, taken in hot water, 
cures stomach cramps and Colic. Sassafras tea is credited 
with having the power of producing delightful exhilaration 
and general feeling of well being. Married ladies should 
know, however, that it may cause abortion. 

Oil of Cinnamon y 2 drachm, incorporated in 1 ounce of 
Spermaceti ointment, and rubbed over the face and hands, 
keeps off Mosquitoes. The oil of Cloves is said to do the 
same. 

Jl^^ Oil of Lavender 1 ounce, in cold water 1 quart, 
well shaken, and sprinkled about, keeps off flies. Quassia 
tea, rubbed upon the face and hands, is said to keep flies, 
gnats and mosquitoes off. 

^^ Oil of Anise applied to infested parts is sure death 
to lice and other parasites ; hence it cures Itch. 

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SECTION 42. 

CLAY. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for Alwnina.—Dry harsh 
skin — Mucus surface dry — hard knotty stools — desire for 
fruit and vegetables — potatoes disagree — depraved appetite, 
craving for pencils, chalk, rags and other indigestible 
things — ailments worse at new or full moon — soreness and 
burning relieved by cold water applied. 

Minute Dose. — See Section $6, A. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, 5 to 10 grains. Child, see Sec- 
tion 56, A. 

Sprain. — Successful treatment. Mix powdered clay or 
"mineral earth " with water, or still better with Pond's Ex- 
tract of Witch Hazel, to form a paste, and apply this, 
quarter inch thick, on muslin, so as to encircle the part ; 
wrap it up and keep it in place ; renew every 24 hours, 
washing off each time. 

Gangrene. — Intolerably offensive — apply dry powdered 
clay or " mineral earth," keep the part full of the clay dust, 
and cover with carbolized absorbent cotton. There will be 
no offensive odor after 12 hours, healthy granulations will 
spring up, and a cure be effected. 

Bed Sore — Ulcer. — Cover and keep well covered with 
clay dust or " mineral earth." The same for Raw Surface ', 
and all Chafing. 

Black pores in the skin of the face. — Make a paste 
of Potter's clay 4 parts ; Glycerine 3 parts ; and Vinegar 2 
parts ; and cover the face with it for an hour every day, 
then wash with pumice-stone soap, or fine sand soap. In a 
few days this will remove them. 

Swelling — Gathering — Throbbing tumor — Painful 

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SECTION 43. CLOVER. 

Enlargement of Scrotum — Gathered breast — Swollen 
Diseased joint. — Use "Mineral Earth," Potter's clay, or 
any pure clay, made into a soft paste with water, cosmoline 
or vaseline, and apply the same in thick layer, and cover 
with cloth, 3 times a day. The same for wounds difficult 
to heal. jf^"* Chronic enlargement of glands may be suc- 
cessfully treated by rubbing them well night and morning 
with Sapo Viridis Hebra ; when they become tender, wait a 
few days, then apply again. 



SECTION 43. 



CLOVER. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS/^ Trifolium pratensis.— 
Flowing saliva — wheezing respiration — Spasmodic oppres- 
sion. 

Minute Dose. — See Section 56, B. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, ^ to 1 drachm of Fluid Ex- 
tract. Child, see Section 56, B. 

Pain of Cancer. — Red clover heads, dry in an oven, and 
make into tea; adult, take 1 quart during the day, in por- 
tions before meals and before going to bed. " It subdues 
the pain of Cancer and improves the general health." The 
same for Spasmodic Asthma — Whooping Cough, only 4 fail- 
ures in 50 cases treated ; cure in a few days. 



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SECTION 44. 

COCA. 

Minute Dose. — See Section 56, B. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, 1 to 2 drachms of the Fluid 
Extract. Child, see Section 56, B. 

Hypodermatic Dose. — 

Adult ; 4 per cent, solution of the Muriate of Cocaine, 10 to 15 minims; or 
Salicylate of Cocaine, 2^ grain in solution. Used mainly for Local Neuralgia 
— Vomiting of pregnancy (inject at pit of the stomach) ; effectual relief. 

Opium Habit — Morphinism. — "At the height of excite- 
ment, a tablespoonful of the Fluid Extract of Coca brings 
the pulse rate down from 150 to 75 ; if the first dose fails 
after 3 hours give a second. To cure the habit take a des- 
sertspoonful of the Fluid Extract of Coca 3 or 4 times a 
day, or every time the depression and longing for the nar- 
cotic comes ; gradually diminish the dose. Cure in 6 
weeks. The same treatment cures the Alcohol habit. 
Coca put up as a masticatory in the form of plugs, like 
tobacco (Coca bola), is very convenient; a chew from which 
taken from time to time completely satisfies the craving for 
stimulants and at the same time removes all feeling of de- 
pression and fatigue." 

Jf^i^'To master the Opium Habit, take the opium in the 
usual quantity, with Gamboge added 1 part to 3. Disgust 
soon follows, and no after hankering remains. Cure 
effectual." 

Debility — Extreme nervousness. — Take Coca, (Fluid 
Extract,) 1 teaspoonful or more, before breakfast and 
supper. 

The same banishes the Blues — Cures Dyspepsia — Strength- 
ens the voice of Singers and public speakers. 

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SECTION 44. — COCA. 

Fistula in Ano — Anal fissure, ulcer, stricture — Painful 
Piles. — Coca butter suppository, containing 10 to 15 grains 
of Iodoform, unrivaled. The Gluten suppository also ex- 
cellent, especially in case of Constipation. 

Diphtheria. — Hydrochlorate of Cocaine, 4 per cent, solu- 
tion in distilled water, used as a local application, relieved 
the pain and dissolved the false membrane. 

Facial Neuralgia. — An application of a 1 per cent, solu- 
tion of Hydrochlorate of Cocaine, by camel-hair brush or 
dropper to the bottom of the external auditory canal, 
arrests the pain of Neuralgia of the facial nerve y and indeed 
any pain in the temporal region y instantly. 

Local Anaesthesia. — A 2 per cent, solution of Hydro- 
chlorate of Cocaine, dropped into the eye at intervals of 5 
minutes for 3 times, renders the eye insensible to pain, for 
operation or extraction of a mote. It produces the same 
anaesthetic condition when introduced into the ear, nose, 
throat, vagina, os uteri, urethra. The same in 4 per cent, 
solution arrests Vaginismus — controls Pruritus — Subdues the 
pain of an ingrowing nail. Jg^i"*" Complete local anaesthesia 
may be obtained by applying Aniline oil to the part, for a 
short time ; useful in opening abscesses and felons, excising 
nails, and in various minor operations of surgery." 

Impotence. — " Fluid Extract of Coca, 1 drachm, 3 times 
a day." H^p* Damiana, 3 drachms of the Fluid Extract, 3 
times a day for weeks, cured Impotence, Spermatorrhoea, 
and Shrunken Testes. Sanguinaria tinct. 5 to 10 drops, 3 
times a day, removed Relaxation of genital organs with 
Inaptitude. 



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SECTION 45. 

COFFEE. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS.— Nervous excitement- 
inability to sleep — excessive sensitiveness to pain — night 
thirst. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B-D. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, 2 to 10 grains of CafTein — 
Citrate of Caffein, 1 to 2 grains. Child, Section 56, B. 

Hypodermatic Dose. — 

Formula: Caffeine citrate, 24 grains ; Aqua, I ounce; Mix. Adult, 10 to 
20 minims, or ^ to 1 gram. Used especially for Neuralgia — Neuralgic 
Headache — Migraine — Insomnia of Chronic Alcoholism (without delirium) — 
Opium Narcosis — Alcohol Poisoning, Strychnia Poisoning — Cardiac Dropsy. 

Delirium Tremens. — Repeated draughts of strong coffee. 
For u dead-drunk " stupor, injections of the same into the 
bowel. 

Brain Fag. — " Granulated Effervescent Bromo-Caffeine. 
Adult, 1 spoonful in y 2 glass of cold water (not ice-cold). 
Repeat in y 2 hour, if necessary." Con. Tine. Avena for the 
same. 

Nervous Sick Headache. — "Caffein, i grain doses every 
]/ 2 hour, sure to relieve. The same for Vertigo." 

(A) " Bromo-Caffeine gives better results than any other 
agent for headache in general. Adult, 1 to 2 teaspoonfuls 
in y glass of water. Citrate of Caffein in capsules, every 
y 2 hour, is excellent for sick headache." 

Weak Heart. — " Caffein, adult, 5 to 10 grains (or, per- 
haps, still better, Citrate of Caffein, 2 to 5 grains), 3 times a 
day is a peerless remedy." 

Sudden Cardiac Dropsy. — "The one grand remedy is 
Citrate of Caffein. Adult, 2 to 5 grains, 3 times a day. 

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SECTION 45. COFFEE. 

It is easily taken by feeble persons, and directly produces 
free flow of urine with relief of suffering." 

(B) Palpitation of the Heart from Slight Excitement 
— Fainting from Sudden Emotion — Nervousness — 
Sleeplessness. — Caffein, in minute doses, Section 56, D, 
calms like a charm. 

Sea Sickness. — Two cups of coffee, good and strong, 
sugar if you like it, but no cream, taken on an empty stom- 
ach, an hour or two before embarkation, prevents Sea Sick- 
ness. It is just as well to prepare it at home, and carry it 
in a flask, and thus know that it is pure, good and strong. 

Diarrhoea of Infants with Colic and Vomiting. — 
Common table coffee, in teaspoonful doses. Excellent. 

Colic. — First thing, inject coffee ; strong decoction freely, 
and give to drink hot, repeated draughts — speedy cure. 

Typhus of Children — Cholera Infantum — Moaning 
Stupor. — Coffee moderately strong, flavored with cream and 
sugar, given by the teaspoon, has a quieting influence, gives 
heat and moisture to the skin, is curative. 

Hernia (even strangulated, death-door condition). — Drink 
strong coffee, cupful after cupful, and bathe the rupture 
with the same; presently gas will escape, and the tumor 
vanish. 

Opium Poisoning. — Ply the patient with repeated 
draughts of strong coffee, hot ; also keep up unremitting 
muscular exercise. 

Coffee given in this way before and during the chill will 
cure Ague. The same will cure Spasmodic Asthma; but 
Caffein, adult, 10 to 20 grain doses, would, perhaps, be better. 

Disinfectant. — Ground coffee, sprinkled upon live coals 
in a shovel, and carried around in a room will, in a few 
minutes, clear the atmosphere of all impurities, especially of 
animal effluvia. 



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SECTION 46. 

COLCHICUM. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS.— Lameness in the joints 
— distention of the abdomen from gas — stools like scrapings 
from the bowel, in dysentery — loathing of food, sick and 
faint even from the smell of it — pains worse by motion, 
better by stooping. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B-D. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, x / 2 to 2 drachms of the wine or 
tincture. Child, see Section 56, B. 

Hypodermatic Dose. — 

Adult, y 1 ^ grain of Colchicine in solution. Used principally for Rheumatic 
affections of the joints — Neuralgia of the joints. 

Colchicum, in minute doses, is a valuable remedy for 
Cataract — Pericarditis — Gout — Rheumatism in small joints 
— Heart affections from rheumatism — Dysentery, stools like 
jelly or scrapings from the bowel (Cantharis) — Inflammation 
of the rectum, proctitis — Excessive nausea, even to fainting 
from smell of victuals cooking — Tympanitis, 3 drops of the 
tincture every y 2 hour, specific — Pain after urinating, offici- 
nal dose, 3 times a day, cured a case 15 years' standing — 
Arrest of milk secretion, without danger, officinal dose, 
twice a day, and anoint round the nipple with extract of 
Belladonna. — Dropsy after scarlet fever, or from checked 
perspiration, drop doses of tincture in sweetened water 
hourly (Asclepias Syriaca for the same). 

(A) Apocynum Androsem. tinct, adult, 10 to 20 drops, 
every hour or two, cures Rheumatism and Rheumatic gout, 
also Leucorrhcea and Worm affections. Viola odorata (dose 
56, B) cures Rheumatism of the wrist. Caulophyllum (dose 
56, B) cures Rheumatism of small joints, 

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SECTION 47. 

COLD WATER. 

Hypodermatic Dose. — 

Adult, 30 to 60 drops. Acts like morphia in subduing pain — Cures Neural- 
gia (facial, sciatic, lumbar) — Painful affections in general — Morphine habit. 

Delirium Tremens. — "Pour cold water from a height 
upon the back of the head and neck, until pulse rate falls to 
40 ; sleep will soon ensue, with recovery." 

Lightning Stroke. — Strip, and dash cold water upon the 
patient, now on the chest, then on the back, turn about, as 
rapidly as you can conveniently roll the body back and 
forth on the left side. If not successful after half an hour, 
wrap the patient in woolen blankets, and in half-sitting 
position, cover with fresh earth, except the face, and give 
a dose of Nux vomica. Amyl nitrite might be tried, a few 
drops on a handkerchief, held to the nose. 

Nose Bleed. — Apply cold water or ice to the root of the 
nose, or back of the neck. 

Hydrocele. — A small stream of cold water poured daily, 
from a considerable height, upon the scrotum — cured a case 
of simple congenital hydrocele. 

Hernia. — Make bare the abdomen and chest — patient 
lying on the back, knees drawn up — cover the face with a 
towel, and without the knowledge of the patient suddenly 
dash a cup of cold water on the stomach. The sudden 
shock causes retraction of the bowel and reduces the rup- 
ture. 

Night Sweat. — " Place a vessel containing several gal- 
lons of cold spring water under the patient's bed, fresh every 
night. Cure in a few days. The same to prevent bed sores 
in fevers." 

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SECTION 47. — COLD WATER. 

Erysipelas. — " Dip cloths in cold water and apply. 
Keep the cloths constantly wet and cold. Preferable to all 
other topical remedies." 

Cholera. — " Cold water — ice cold — all you can drink, as 
much as possible. Cure even in collapse." 

Water alone is often curative of infantile ailments ; such as 
Colic — Diarrhoea — Fever — Restlessness. Give it by the tea- 
spoonful every hour or two. When baby cries, offer it water ; 
it may be thirsty. Washing the baby's mouth daily with 
cold water prevents Sore mouth. 

In Dropsy, water should not be withheld, it encourages 
the Kidneys to action. In Scarlet fever, Measles and other 
Eruptive diseases, water may be freely drunk, with this 
precaution, that small quantities be taken at a time. It is 
the sudden chill from a large cold drink that does harm, not 
the water itself. 

A goblet of oat-meal water, taken every morning before 
breakfast, cures Constipation. 



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SECTION 48. 

COLLODION. 

Eruptions on the face from shaving; also pimples. 
— Collodion y 2 drachm ; Glycerine I drachm ; Rose water 
2 y 2 drachms ; mix. Use as a wash. Same for sore nipples. 
jg^* Barber's Itch, remove the crust with flaxseed poultice, 
cut off all the beard possible, apply to the face for half an 
hour hot water on sponge or cloth, then with camel-hair 
brush apply lotion, of water ioo drops ; alcohol ioo drops ; 
and creosote i drop ; every other day. In a week double 
the creosote. Cured in 3 weeks. 

Lupus — Corroding ulcer in the face. — Dip a camel- 
hair brush in creosote, then into dry powder of Calomel, 
apply daily until cure effected. 

Wen; also Birth-Mark. — Coat with flexible Collodion; 
renew the coating occasionally, and conquer. 

Sprains. — With camel-hair brush, paint the sprained 
joint with flexible Collodion ; when it dries, which will be 
in a few minutes, paint again, until six coats are applied. 
This is all the treatment required. Well next day. 

(A) The same for Inflamed pimples and Sore nipples. 
Cholera. — "Shave the hair off the abdomen, and paint it 

with Collodion ; after an hour, if necessary, remove this 
application and apply another; in very bad cases a third 
application may be required. The effect of this treatment 
is immediate stoppage of discharges and vomiting, restora- 
tion of warmth to the whole body, and resumption of per- 
spiration, even profuse, which is indispensable to cure." 

(B) The same for Cholera morbus — Cholera infantum — 
Diarrhoea with vomiting — Vomiting in general. 



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SECTION 49. 

COPPER. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS.— Cramps— rigid spasm 
— blue cold face — tremor — vomiting relieved by draughts 
of cold water — attacks at new moon. 

Minute Dose. — See Section 56, A. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, }£ grain of the Subacetate. 
Tincture of the acetate, 5 to 1 5 drops, 3 times a day. Child, 
see Section 56, A. 

The acetate of Copper, in minute doses, stands in the 
front rank of remedies for Heart trouble with anguish and 
oppression, and rigid spasm — Catalepsy — Rigid Convul- 
sions, with blue face — Convulsions, with screaming and 
biting — Spasm of the glottis — Vaginismus — Lockjaw after 
amputation, no better remedy — Brain affection from re- 
pelled eruption, study or grief — Delirium with fixed ideas 
— Scarlet fever with convulsions — Whooping cough with 
spasms — Cramps — Cramp colic — Cholera morbus, violent 
retching — Cholera, cramps predominant — Ague, chill 
beginning in the back, specific — Purpura Hemorrhagica, 
officinal dose in cinnamon water, 4 times a day, speedy 
cure. 

Granulated Eyelids. — With Sulphate of Copper in sub- 
stance — small piece, polished smooth — rub lightly over the 
granulations once or twice a day, and follow each time 
with a warm water wash off by camel-hair brush. Specific. 
(Alum pencil for the same.) ^@ a * Ointment made of Yel- 
low oxide of mercury, 2 grains to I ounce of vaseline, ap- 
plied lightly twice a day cures Granulated lids (trachoma) — 
Conjunctivitis — Ophthalmia in general. This is " the Royal 
Eye Salve." 

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SECTION 49. — COPPER. 

Freckles. — Oleate of Copper; application every night on 
going to bed. 

(A) The same for Lepra. 

Diphtheria developed upon abrasions of the Skin or 
in Sores.— Apply Sulphate of Copper 20 grains to the 
ounce of water. 

(B) The same for Itch and Ringworm. 

Prickly Heat. — Apply with sponge, 2 or three times a 
day, a two per cent, solution of Sulphate of Copper ; cure 
in 3 days. 



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SECTION 50. 

CORN. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS/^ Secale (Ergot).— Creep- 
ing numbness — death-like coldness, with aversion to being 
covered — stare of terror — withered appearance — disgust for 
fat food. 

Minute Dose. — See Section 56, A-B-C-D. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, 10 to 60 minims of the Fluid 
Extract — Tincture j4 to 2 drachms — Ustilago, Fluid Ex- 
tract 10 to 60 minims. Child, see Section 56, B. 

Hypodermatic Dose. — 

Formula : Ergotin (aqueous extract) 2 scruples ; Aquae destil. 2 drachms ; 
mix. Filter — Adult, 5 to 20 minims. The addition of one per cent, carbolic 
acid will prevent any change in the solution for several months, and will rather 
increase than diminish its therapeutic power. 

Used mainly in the treatment of Hemorrhages in general — Bleeding piles, 
not inflamed — Cerebral Hemorrhages, gradually deepening coma — Epistaxis 
— Uterine Hemorrhage, specific — Subinvolution of the Uterus — Chronic 
Metritis — Hypertrophy of the Uterine walls — Fibroids; the distressing pain, 
profuse hemorrhage, and debilitating discharges totally disappear — Uterine 
polypi and Hydated Moles expelled — Hypertrophy of the prostate (inject into 
the gland) — Varicocele — Aneurism. " Cures by slowing the heart action and 
contracting the arterioles, thus favoring coagulation of the blood in the aneuris- 
mal sac." — Varicose Veins — Enlarged Spleen — Leukaemia — Trichinosis — Ex- 
ophthalmic Goitre — Acute affections of the Meninges of the brain and spinal 
cord — Cerebro- spinal meningitis in stage of excitement, before depression comes 
on — Congestive Headache — Migraine, congestive with flushed face and quick 
pulse, immediate relief — Hemicrania — Tic Douloureux — Apoplexy — Convul- 
sions — Sunstroke, " superior to all other remedies." — Sciatica, brilliant results 
— Retention of Urine. 

Jg^jj?* Sclerotinic acid, the active principle of ergotin, is tasteless, odorless, 
freely soluble in water and without any irritating effects in the tissue when 
injected; hence it is perfectly adapted for hypodermatic use — dose y 2 to ^ 
grain, in solution. 

(A) A pretty strong tea, or decoction of corn silk, sweet- 

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SECTION 50. — CORN. 

ened, adult, a wineglassful every 3 hours; or the Fluid 
Extract of Corn Silk, adult, I or 2 drachm doses is highly 
recommended for Gravel — Chronic Gout — Chronic Rheu- 
matism — Cystitis — Catarrh of the bladder. 

(B) Ergot or Secale, even in minute doses, is an import- 
ant remedy for Meningitis — Myelitis — Spinal Irritation — 
Senile Gangrene — Hiccough ; a case that had resisted all 
other treatment for days was cured at once with T / 2 drachm 
of the Fluid Extract. 

(C) Ustilago Maydis — dose 56 A, is a grand remedy for 
Impotence — Spermatorrhoea — Excessive flow of menses, or too 
long continued flow, a dose every hour during the time, and 
once a day for a week in advance to prevent it. 

Entire Suppression of Menses (with indications of de- 
cline, cough, chest pains, night sweats, loss of appetite). — 
Thirteen cases in succession reported cured with Ustilago 
Maydis (Section 56, A) 3 times a day — it brought the 
courses without pain. 

Whenever there is an evidence that the menses will not 
appear in due time, a few doses of the Ustilago will establish 
the flow; and when there is a vicarious discharge of blood 
from other parts, the same will correct the trouble. " In 
case of delayed menses, I saturate sugar of milk with the 
Fluid Extract of Ustilago, and give 5 grain powders, 4 times 
a day; the flow comes naturally and without pain; not 
failed me in a single instance. Fluid Extract of Ergot, 
drop doses hourly, will also bring the courses." 

Flooding. — An obstinate case of continued bleeding from 
the womb was cured with Ergot parvules, I every 2 hours. 
A death-door case of flooding reported cured with Ergot 
tincture, 2 ounces on tampon of cotton, applied through 
speculum to os uteri. 

Uterine Fibroid Tumor. — Dispersed with Fluid Extract 
of Ustilago 10 to 20 drops daily, persevering treatment. 
Also a reported cure with minute doses of the same. 

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SECTION 50. — CORN. 

Acute Insanity (with intense congestion of head, face, 
hands and feet). — Cured with Fluid Extract of Ustilago, 
adult, 1 drachm, every 6 hours. 

(D) The same is said to arrest any Inflammation of inter- 
nal organs. 

Cancer. — An open cancer reported cured, by application, 
3 times a day, of fresh Ergot, ground to an impalpable 
powder. The ulcer being thoroughly cleansed every day. 

(E) To remove a morbid growth without pain, blister the 
tumor, and sprinkle it once daily with a mixture of Arseni- 
ous acid 1 part ; Morph. sulph. 1 part ; Calomel 8 parts ; 
and Pulverized Gum Arabic 48 parts — this is a painless 
caustic. 



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SECTION 51. 

COTTON. 

Minute Dose. — Gossypium, Section 56, B. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, 1 to 4 drachms of the tincture 
of cotton root. 

Chronic Nasal Catarrh. — " Insert a pledget of cotton 
loosely into each nostril, not so as to interfere with the 
breathing, renew every day. Cure in a few weeks. The 
same arrests attacks of sneezing, even in Hay fever." 

jg^p** Wearing a string of amber beads around the neck 
is said to have cured Hay fever ; or Rose cold, and even 
Chronic nasal catarrh. 

Rheumatism (in joints, head or chest). — Wrap the part in 
raw cotton. If pains very severe, bathe with solution, made 
of Carbonate of Potash 1 ounce; and Tincture of Opium 
(deodorized) 6 ounces; in water 1 pint; also apply the 
same on cloths, and cover with raw cotton. This gives 
wonderful relief. 

Suppressed Menses. — "Oil of Cotton seed, 1 drachm 
daily, unfailing. If Labor flags, this dose spurs it up, better 
and more safely than ergot. The same cures Ague." 



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SECTION 52. 

CUPPING. 

Carbuncle. — Superior mode of treatment — Upon the 
appearance of one or more of the little ulcers on the car- 
buncle, apply a dry cup, saturating the paper used with 
turpentine before lighting it ; in a moment the suction of the 
cup will open the cells, and there will exude into it a tea- 
spoonful of thin pus ; follow this with poultices to keep up 
the discharge, and in a few days the carbuncle will vanish. 
In this way we obviate 3 to 6 weeks of suffering. 

Strangulated Inguinal Hernia. — Cured after collapse 
had set in, by filling a jar with hot rarefied air (burning a 
ribbon of paper in it, pasted to the bottom) and applying it 
as a cup over the abdomen. As the vessel cooled, the bowel 
was drawn up, and the rupture reduced. 

Obstruction of the Bowel (with stercoraceous vomit- 
ing). — Cured thus : A very large bowl, capable of covering 
the abdomen below the navel, was applied as a dry cup ; in 
1 5 minutes there was relief, then rumbling was heard, and 
in 20 minutes more, by aid of copious injections of hot 
water, there were several free stools of undigested food. This 
same process of dry cupping with a large jar or bowl, over 
the womb, instantly arrested an attack of dangerous Flood- 
ing. 

H^* Flooding to death (brain and heart exhausted, insen- 
sible, pulseless). — A case saved by putting hot sand bags 
under the back of the head, and to the heart — hotter than 
the hand could endure — frequently renewed. 



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SECTION 53. 

DIET. 

(A) Delirium Tremens. — Beef-tea, red hot with Cayenne 
pepper, frequent copious draughts. When so strong that 
you would not dare to tase it, the patient will declare it the 
most cool and refreshing drink. A London surgeon reports 
150 cures in succession with this diet alone. 

(B) Nervousness. — Nervous persons subject to neuralgia 
and mental depression , need rich juicy meats, cream toast, 
sweet bread and butter, also fish and cracked wheat to 
supply phosphorus. " Fish diet for brain work." 

(C) Prevention of Colds, Consumption, Catarrh. — 
Eat fruits and vegetables — no meats. " This diet diminishes 
the secretion of mucus, and perspiration one half." The 
same cures eczema, and has a tendency to arrest the progress 
of cancer and scrofula. 

(D) Dyspepsia — Indigestion — Defective Appetite — 
Debility, especially with red tongue. — Demand baked 
flour in beef-tea, beef peptonoids, malt extracts and pepsin. 
Beef-tea alone, stimulates but does not nourish. Malt 
extract is the best food for weak digestion ; many a baby's 
life might have been saved by the use of it. 

"Constant excessive thirst may be cured by eating ham, 
and excessive hunger cured by drinking lemonade." 

A glass of pure cold water taken a short time before 
meals, acts as a real stomach tonic, soothing that morbid 
craving, which impels to excess in eating. 

(E) Diarrhoea (Obstinate, even Chronic). — Cured by 
eating plentifully of dried beef, inside part soft and raw. 
Given to feeble children — shaved very thin and pulpy — it 
renews the strength and restores to health. Diarrhoea of 
children may sometimes be arrested by allowing them to 

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SECTION 53. — DIET. 

suck boiled ham. In wasting summer diarrhoea of children 
there is no nourishment better than the Beef peptonoids. 

(F) Constipation. — Obstinate cases cured by drinking as 
much cold water as possible. 

(G) Biliousness. — Bilious persons subject to sick head- 
ache, who think they can take nothing but dry bread, lean 
meat and tea ; may get well by eating plenty of rich, juicy, 
fat meats, essence gravies, and cream toast. 

(H) Baby's Colic— Wind Pain.—" Give Mellin's food, 
and see the glorious change — only perfect substitute for 
mother's milk." Some prefer Imperial Granum to all other 
baby food. 

(I) Diabetes. — In this disease the storage of grape-sugar 
in the liver is disturbed, too much passes off by the kidney, 
the urine is milky — contains sugar — we have Glycosuria, or 
Diabetes ; we must abstain from food containing starch and 
sugar; partake only of meats, green vegetables and skim 
milk. Reported cures by eating nothing but meat and fish, 
and taking at each meal Lactic acid, 3 or 4 scruples, in 6 
ounces of water. Two complete cures by taking 2 tea- 
spoonfuls of Lactic acid in a goblet of water, once a day, 
with exclusive meat and egg diet. Useful adjuncts are, 
Bread made of roasted flour, and Buckwheat cakes. 

(J) Gravel — Gout — Bright' s Disease. — In these affec- 
tions, the liver fails to change the meat-waste into soluble 
urea, and leaves the consequent insoluble urates and lith- 
ates in the system to be deposited in the joints (Gout) ; in 
the urine (Gravel); or else to break down the kidney 
(Bright's Disease). The food from which this trouble 
comes, the nitrogenized, must be withheld; we must par- 
take of no meat, eggs or new milk; our food must be mainly 
farinaceous — bread, cakes, green vegetables and skim milk. 

(K) Easy Labor. — " Fruit and vegetable diet, as exclu- 
sive as possible during pregnancy, insures easy labor and 
healthy offspring." 

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SECTION 53. — DIET. 

(L) Baby's Best Food. — Sugar of milk 1 ounce, in 
water ^ pint, boil 1 5 minutes ; then add x / 2 pint of fresh 
milk and boil again ; give from the bottle moderately warm. 
Obstinate cases of Dysentery have been cured by this diet. 

For the sake of a change, if the bowels are loose, crack a 
teaspoonful of barley in a coffee mill, boil it 15 minutes in 
Y^ pint of water, with a little salt, skim it, and for a young 
child add half as much cow's milk as there is barley water, 
sweeten and give warm from the bottle. If the bowels are- 
bound use oat meal instead of barley. 

Cream, skimmed off the milk, two hours after milking in 
the morning, diluted one-half or three-quarters, with boil- 
ing water, very slightly sweetened with loaf sugar, often 
agrees with a child, and stays on the stomach when milk 
will not. 

To a quart of milk just boiling, add a heaping tablespoon- 
ful of corn starch, and as much white sugar, continue the 
boiling until it thickens, no longer, and feed warm. " This 
will make the baby fat." 

Pure unfermented grape juice (preserved without boiling, 
and without any chemicals, or other substance to prevent 
fermentation) is the food par excellence for sick children, as 
well as for adult invalids. They will take it when all other 
nourishment is rejected. A child 4 years old took 1 y 2 pints 
a day during scarlet fever. 

Squeeze the juice from raw lean meat, with lemon squeez- 
ers, salt it slightly, and dilute it a little, with warm water, 
put it into the nursing bottle, and give four times a day 
as much as seems tolerated by the stomach. This cures 
Summer complaint. 

Permitting the baby to suck a raw oyster, or the raw, soft 
part of dried beef held in the nurse's fingers, often proves 
curative in cases of Bowel complaint. Johnston's liquid 
beef, Beef peptonoids, and Murdock's liquid food, are very 
suitable food in such cases. 

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SECTION 53. — DIET. 

When the baby is losing flesh, vomits food, and has sour 
stools, a grain or two of milk sugar, placed dry upon the 
tongue, every 3 or 4 hours, often corrects the trouble. 

With children brought up by hand, the substitution of 
milk sugar for loaf sugar, will frequently obviate sour vomit- 
ing and acid diarrhoea. 

Rice carefully cleansed and nicely browned in an oven, a 
tablespoonful in a pint of water, allowed to stand and 
simmer on the stove for an hour or more, then the watery 
portion drained off, and cooled to blood heat, and slightly 
sweetened and colored if you choose, with a teaspoonful of 
milk, will agree with the most delicate stomach, and is 
almost as nourishing as milk. 

Take two tablespoonfuls of ttnbolted wheat flour, and wet 
it with cold water to thickness of cream, then add this to 
two quarts of boiling water, and boil thirty minutes, strain 
and serve. This agrees with children reared upon the 
bottle, oftentimes when cow's milk does not. It cures 
cholera infantum. 

If child's stools are sour, put a tablespoonful of lime water 
with the milk in its nursing bottle. If the stools are bloody, 
boil a piece of mutton suet in the milk, and season with a 
little salt. 

(M) "Murdochs Liquid food, contains beef, mutton and 
fruit. It is retained by the most delicate stomach. One 
tablespoonful four times a day to an adult, will make 10 
pounds of blood in 30 days. The new blood cleanses the 
system of all diseases in from 60 to 90 days. It cures 
Paralysis — Rheumatism — Consumption — Female's diseases, 
with internal ulcerations — Obstinate Constipation — Chronic 
Diarrhoea — Summer Complaint — Loss of Appetite — 
Wasted, worn-out condition of the System. 

" In four months by use of 5 to 20 drops of Murdock's 
liquid food, in the milk at each feeding, sick babies are 
restored to health ; when they do not thrive you need not 

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SECTION 53. — DIET. 

change their food, only add liquid food. One week will 
show their good results." 

(N) Scarlet fever preventive. — " Milk diet exclusive, is 
a prophylactic of Scarlet fever — hence children at the breast 
rarely take the infection. The same diet is reported to have 
cured Epilepsy" 

(O) Scrofula — Phthisis — Tubercular Meningitis — 
Chronic Hydrocephalus. — In these affections the fuel-food 
(hydrocarbon) is deficient, the system calls for fat, in natural 
emulsion — rich milk, cream, milk puddings, suet puddings. 
Ji@ n> Artificial fat emulsions are better borne, and prove 
more useful when taken 1 x / 2 hours after meals. 

(P) Rheumatism. — Eat absolutely nothing, and drink 
only water or lemonade; and all rheumatism, acute or 
chronic, will vanish in 5 to 10 days. Attest 40 cases. 
" Fasting and rest is the best possible treatment for all 
Inflammations , and fevers resulting therefrom. The same 
cures a cold!' 

(Q) Emaciation. — In order to get fat, eat all kinds of 
sweets, nothing sour. " Two ounces of loaf sugar, and two 
pounds of sweet grapes, three times a day, will fatten a 
skeleton — and cure consumption." 

(R) Obesity. — In order to get thin, eat all things sour, 
nothing sweet. " Abstain from bread, butter, milk, sugar, 
potatoes, salmon, pork, soups and beer ; eat and drink any- 
thing else, and you will lose 1 pound per week." 

(S) Weaning from Liquor. — Flavor with spirits all food 
and drink taken ; soon will follow intense loathing against 
all liquor. 

(T) Cream Mead. — A very agreeable drink for Conva- 
lescents. Dissolve 3 pounds of white sugar in ^ gallon of 
boiling water, and when cold add 3 ounces of Tartaric acid, 
previously dissolved in a pint of cold water; now add the 
white of 3 eggs, well beaten, flavor to taste, and bottle. 
When it is to be used, stir into a tumblerful before drinking, 

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SECTION 53. — DIET. 

a few grains of Bicarbonate of Soda (Baking Soda), and a 
delicious effervescing drink is the result. 

(U) Food by Injection. — First empty, and wash the 
rectum by an injection of clean warm water; when thus pre- 
pared, slowly force the nourishment up into the bowel, as 
far as possible, every 2 hours, half-teacupful at a time; 
temperature 98 to 100° F. 

Sweet milk or cream slightly salted, beef tea, beef pep- 
tonoids, egg and cream beaten together, are suitable for 
nourishment. Always a little pepsin should be added to 
insure digestion. 



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SECTION 54. 

DIGITALIS. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS.— Slowpulse— pale bloated 
face — pale cold skin — ash-gray stools — chest ailments worse 
by talking. 

Minute Dose. — See Section 56, B-C. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, 5 to 20 drops of the tincture. 
Child, see Section 56, B. 

Hypodermatic Dose. — 

Extract of Digitalis T ^- grain in solution. Used specially in the treatment of 
Acute Mania — and Chloroform Poisoning (follow with Atropia). 

Acute Insanity. — Digitalis, officinal dose, every 3 hours. 

Noise in the Ears. — Digitalis, minute doses, several 
times a day. (Actaea race., dose 56 B.) 

Weak Heart. — There is no better recognized fact than 
that Digitalis, in officinal doses, sustains and strengthens 
the action of the heart. 

Hydropericardium — Hydrothorax. (Patient cannot 
lie down, suffocating, pulse fluttering.) — " Digitalis, adult 
I or 2 drachms of fresh infusion every 3 or 4 hours, until 
the quantity of urine increases decidedly; then a dose 
night and morning may be sufficient. It produces a 
flow of urine almost magical. Strophantus, adult 5 to 
20 drops of the tincture, should be tried if Digitalis 
fails." 

Minute doses, (Sec. 56, B-C,) very frequently repeated, 
effect the same good results, with greater safety. I cured, 
a desperate breathless case of Dropsy of the heart, with 
Digitalis tincture; adult, 10 drops every 4 hours. 

(A) H^p* " For Chest oppression, Difficult Breathing, the 
true specific is Quebracho, adult 5 to 10 drops in water, 
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SECTION 55. — DOGWOOD. 

every 15 minutes if necessary. Its action is immediate and 
positive." 

CEdema — (Especially of feet and eyelids). — Digitalis, in 
minute doses — (Apis mellifica, Sec. 56, A). 



SECTION 55. 



DOGWOOD. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, 10 to 30 drops of the Fluid 
Extract of Jamaica Dogwood. Child, see Section 56, B. 

Whooping Cough. — " Specific as much as Quinine for 
ague. Fl. Ex. Jamaica Dogwood, 3 drops in a teaspoon- 
ful of water every 3 or 4 hours." 

Neuralgia — Toothache — Tic Douloureux. — " Imme- 
diate relief with natural sleep and rest, no unpleasant results. 
— Fl. Ex. Jamaica Dogwood, adult 10 to 12 drop doses. The 
same co?itrols any cough!' 

(A) "ffl^f " A cough mixture unsurpassed, is made of Fl. 
Ex. Jamaica Dogwood ; Fl. Ex. Asclepias tuberosa ; Tinct- 
ure of Lobelia inflata ; and Glycerine ; equal quantities of 
each mixed. Dose for adult, 10 drops to 60, at intervals, 
from y 2 hour to ]/ 2 day." Rumex crispus tincture, adult, 5 
to 10 drops, every 2 or 3 hours (child, see Sec. 56, B) is 
almost specific for cough excited by the least breath of cold 
air ; must keep the mouth covered with handkerchief, or 
head covered up in bed to prevent coughing. 

" Jamaica Dogwood appears to possess the good properties 
of Opium without the bad. In j£ drachm doses it is an 
elegant palliative of the pains of Labor. No ill effects. In 
Delirium Tremens, it is complete master of the situation, in 
doses of y 2 to 1 drachm of the Fluid Extract." 

Tea made of the Common dogwood bark cures ague. 

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SECTION 56. 

DOSE. 

The dose should be of a strength no greater than is 
simply sufficient to induce the needful reaction of the or- 
ganism ; all in excess of this remains as an obstruction in 
the system, and delays recuperative action ; hence minute 
doses frequently repeated are more efficacious than large 
ones given at longer intervals. 

By triturations and succussions, the crude particles of a 
drug become minutely separated and diffused through the 
menstruum, so that the absorbents can admit them into the 
circulation with facility. 

It has been asserted that drugs, administered in hot water, 
are much more sure and speedy in their action, than when 
given in cold water, and that half the usual dose will pro- 
duce the desired effect. 

If a medicine taken in minute doses, according to the 
general indications of its genius, should aggravate existing 
symptoms of the disease, be not too readily discouraged ; 
it may be a good omen ; wait a little while until the exacer- 
bation has passed off, when perhaps improvement will set 
in ; if it does, let it progress undisturbed by further medi- 
cation to the completion of the cure. 

In very acute diseases, the dose should be repeated every 
ten, twenty or thirty minutes until relief is afforded, then 
the intervals lengthened. In cases less violent the dose 
may be taken every one, two or three hours. 

In Chronic diseases, a dose may be taken once, twice or 
thrice a day until improvement sets in, then an interval of 
several days without medicine allowed, or as long as im- 
provement continues. Omitting medicine every third week 
is a good plan in the treatment of chronic cases. 

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SECTION 56. — DOSE. 

A SYSTEM OF MINUTE DOSAGE. 
(basement.) 

A. Triturations. — One per cent, trituration with sugar of 
milk (2 x trit). Adult, 5 grains. Child, one year old, 
one-twentieth of adult dose, and for each year older, 
one-twentieth more. 

B. Solutions. — One per cent, solution in alcohol (2 x dilut.). 
Adult, 5 drops. Child, one year old, one-twentieth of 
adult dose, and for each year older, one-twentieth 
more. 

C. Parvules. — Adult, one parvule every hour, two every 
two hours, three every three hours or four every four 
hours. For a child, one parvule three times a day, is 
the minimum dose. 

D. Dosimetric Granules. — Adult or child, one' granule, 
repeated to meet the requirement of the case or age of 
the patient. 

Jf^if The Blue Alkametric Granules (taken in the same 
way as the dosimetric) furnish minute doses of all the 
principal vegetable medicaments. 

A SYSTEM OF OFFICINAL DOSAGE. 
(g. a. w., m.d.) 

1. The dose of all infusions is 1 to 2 ounces, except in- 
fusion of digitalis, which is 2 to 4 drachms. 

2. Dose of all poisonous tinctures is 5 to 20 minims, ex- 
cept tincture of aconite, which is 1 to 5. 

3. Dose of all wines is from y 2 to 1 fluiddrachm, except 
wine of opium, which is 5 to 1 5 minims. 

4. Of all poisonous solid extracts you can give y 2 grain, 
except ' extract of calabar bean, which is -^ to j^ 
grain. 

5. Dose of all dilute acids is from 5 to 20 minims, except 
dilute hydrocyanic acid, which is 2 to 8 minims. 

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SECTION 56. — DOSE. 

6. Dose of all aquce is from I to 2 ounces, except aqua 
laurocerasus and aqua ammonia, which are 10 to 30 
minims. 

J. Of all syrups you can give I drachm. 

8. Dose of all mixtures is from ^ to 1 fluidounce. 

9. Dose of all spirits is from y 2 to 1 fluiddrachm. 

10. Dose of all essential oils is from 1 to 5 minims. 



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SECTION 57. 

EGG. 

Prostration — Faintness from Overtaxation of Body 
and Mind. — Take yolk of egg beaten up with brandy. 

Freckles. — Wash them with a mixture of white of egg 
and water. Milk-whey is considered a good lotion. 

Goitre. — A case of years' standing cured with pulverized 
egg shell, 10 grains every morning for 14 days — during 
decrease of moon. 

Sore Throat of Public Speakers (wonderful relief). — 
The yolk of an egg taken raw. 

Cough from a Cold. — To the white of an egg beaten up 
with a teaspoonful of sugar, add a teacupful of hot water — 
stirring the while — and take it on going to bed. Splendid 
domestic remedy. 

Nausea — Sick Stomach. — Stir a little of the white of a 
fresh egg in cold water — ice water if you choose — and beat 
the remainder of the white to froth, and put it on top of the 
water — drink freely whenever thirsty. May use the whites 
of several eggs in a day, and thus be sustained for weeks. 

Cholera Infantum. — " Nothing stayed on the stomach. 
I put the white of an egg well beaten, into half a glass of 
water, seasoned it with a very little salt and sugar, and gave 
two teaspoonfuls every 2 hours ; there was no more sick 
stomach. I kept on with the egg for 36 hours, when the 
child refused it. I then gave pure milk warm from the cow 
every 2 hours, for a few days, and then went back to the 
regular food, which was sweet cream and hot water, mixed 
to consistency of milk." 

Diarrhoea of Infants at the Breast. — (Mothers' milk 
not good.) Give in the course of 24 hours the white of one 
egg, stirred well into 5 or 6 ounces of water, previously 

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SECTION 57. EGG. 

boiled, and add condensed milk, 3 to 5 drachms. The 
quantity can be gradually increased to two or three times 
this amount. 

Leucorrhcea. — Back feels as if broken. Reported 70 
cures in succession, with ova testa (egg shell) one per cent, 
trituration with milk sugar, 10 grains every night on going 
to bed. The same is said to have cured a case of cancer of 
the womb, with fetid leucorrhcea and frightful bleeding ; the 
first effect of the remedy was control of the pain. There is 
no better remedy for dyspepsia. 

Burns and Scalds — Raw Surface — Skin Poisoning — 
Sore Nipples. — Yolk of Egg 5 parts, and Glycerin 4 
parts by weight; mix, and apply with camel-hair brush. 
One or two applications form a protective coating, and 
effect a speedy cure. 

Abrasion of the Feet— Raw Heels.— Apply white of egg. 
Feet burning, sore, tender after marching, wrap them in greasy 
cloths, break an egg in the shoe and march on, not remov- 
ing the shoe for 3 days. 

Marasmus. — Boil an egg " stone hard" crumble the yolk, 
and give it to the child. This is good food for baby at any 
time. 



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SECTION 58. 

ELM. 

Constipation. — Take at night on going to bed or in the 
morning before breakfast, a heaping tablespoonful of pow- 
dered slippery elm bark in a convenient quantity of water ; 
continue the daily dose, until the bowels become regular. 
Chronic cases may require several weeks' treatment. 

fjg^" For Habitual Constipation, the grand specific is Cas- 
cara Segrada I ounce; Glycerin 2 ounces; and water 1 
ounce ; mixed. Adult, 1 teaspoonful every 4 hours for 2 
days, then 4 times a day until stools are loose, then reduce 
the dose gradually, and lengthen the intervals between them 
until the cure is effected. This is the hidden treasure. 
Cascara Cordial is the popular remedy now for Constipa- 
tion. 

Acidity of the Stomach — Milk Curdles in the Stom- 
ach. — Finely pulverized slippery elm bark, added to cow's 
milk, boiled or unboiled, will prevent it curdling in the 
stomach. A teaspoonful will serve for a pint of milk, but 
it may not be best to mix so much at one time. 

Punctured Wounds. — When you do not want a wound 
to close, insert into it a tent made of a smooth piece of 
slippery elm bark ; it will not give pain to introduce it, and 
it expands gradually, thus enlarging the opening. The 
same may be used to keep open an incision into an abscess 
or gathering, if desired. 



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SECTION 59. 

ETHER. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, y 2 to i drachm. Child, see 
Section 56, B. 

Hypodermatic Dose. — 

Adult, 5 to 20 minims ; repeat injections at distant points when prompt 
action is called for. Employed in case of Depression caused by Bites of 
Venomous snakes — Surgical Shock — Cholera Asiatica — Cholera Morbus — Pass- 
age of biliary or renal Calculi — Cardiac failure from hemorrhage — Poisoning 
of Aconite or Veratrum viride. 

Local pain (as from stone lodged in gall duct or ureter — 
pain in an abscess, boil, carbuncle or gathering — superficial 
Neuralgia, Sciatica, Colic, etc.). — Pour ether on the painful 
part, until numb and void of sensibility, use it freely until 
it affords relief. There is no safer external agent for allay- 
ing pain (avoid getting it into the eye or ear, for it would 
cause intense smarting). 

Extraction of teeth without pain. — Into ^ ounce of 
Sulph. Ether put 3 drachms of pulv. Camphor; soak cotton 
in this, and apply it around the tooth to be drawn, and in it 
if hollow, until the gum becomes white, " then the tooth 
may be extracted without pain." 

Lockjaw. — Administer Ether by inhalation until the jaw 
relaxes, and from time to time afterward, to keep up the 
relaxation — diet, milk and eggs. 

Sweating fever. — Desperate case, reported ; cured with 
one dose of Nitrous Ether and Fluid Extract Buchu, each 
y 2 drachm mixed, relief in half an hour. 

Local Anaesthesia. — Cover the part with cotton, pour 
Ether on it, and with bellows blow upon it, and in 5 minutes 
the part will be devoid of sensibility. 

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SECTION 6<D. ETHYL. 

To Disinfect a sick room or musty, parlor. — " Fill a 
small, single wick lamp with Chloric Ether, and burn it in 
the room — in a few minutes the work is done." 



SECTION 60. 

ETHYL. 

Anaesthesia. — " Fold a thick towel into the form of a 
small cone, with closed apex; between one of the folds of 
the towel place a sheet of paper, which will make the cone 
nearly air-tight. The base of the cone should be wide 
enough to enclose both mouth and nose. The patient 
having all clothes loosened about the neck, must lie down 
with the head slightly elevated, and make deep inspirations. 
Into the cone pour about one drachm of the Bromide of 
Ethyl, and immediately invert it over the nose and mouth 
of the patient, and hold its edges down firmly over the face ; 
let no air in. This is the only right and safe way to ad- 
minister Ethyl. No matter how much the little patient may 
struggle, do not let air in. As a rule, a dozen full breaths 
are all that are needed to produce deep sleep — you pick up 
the patient's hand, and letting loose the hold, it drops. 
This sleep lasts from one to three minutes, and the patient 
wakens up as from common sleep ; during the sleep you 
may perform any operation without the least pain. This 
new anaesthetic leaves nothing to be desired ; it is perfectly 
harmless, and the nearest approach to magic in the art of 
Surgery." 



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SECTION 61 

EUCALYPTUS. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, 15 to 60 drops of the Fluid 
Extract. Child, see Section 56, B. 

Hypodermatic Dose. — 

Oil of Eucalyptus, 5 minims, mixed with olive oil — Used in the treatment 
of Pyaemia. 

Ulcerative Ophthalmia. — Intensely painful. Eucalyptus 
Fluid Extract 1 drachm, in distilled water 1 ounce, mix ; 
shake well together, and drop a little into the suffering eye 
several times a day. Almost immediately after the first 
application the pain will abate, the inflammation begin to 
subside, and a feeling of ease and comfort take the place of 
agony; in a few days the cure will be completed, the 
ulceration gone. 

Otorrhoea. — Fluid Extract of Eucalyptus 1 ounce, and 
water 1 ounce, mix ; inject into the ear, two or three times 
a day, after cleansing each time with tepid water. "Cure 
in 3 weeks.'' 

Diphtheritic Croup. — Desperate cases cured. Fill an 
atomizer with oil of Eucalyptus, and oil of Turpentine, 
equal parts mixed, and spray the throat every y^ hour, 
" relief in an hour, cure in a day." 

Gastric Ulcer — Pains in the Stomach — Old Stomach 
Troubles. — " Fluid Extract of Eucalyptus, adult, teaspoon- 
ful doses in milk, before meals, works wonders." 

Diabetes. — Case reported cured, with Fluid Extract of 
Eucalyptus, adult 20 drops, 4 times a day. Jfgp* The popu- 
lar remedy of the day is Lambert's Lithiated Hydrangea. 

Ague. — " Not failed once in an hundred cases by giving 

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SECTION 6 1 . — EUCALYPTUS. 

adult 60 drops of the Fluid Extract of Eucalyptus, three 
times a day." H^if Here is the remedy to cure, so it is 
said, any malarial fever, ague, or ailment characterized by 
periodical attacks ; Parthenium Fluid Extract, adult 1 to 2 
drachms every two or three hours. 

Traumatic Fever. — The remedy said to be superior to 
all others is Eucalyptus Fluid Extract, adult 5 drops every 
hour. 

Wounds. — To prevent suppuration in a wound, or in 
a stump after amputation, apply as a dressing the oil of 
Eucalyptus, 10 per cent, dilution in olive oil — claimed to be 
the best thing ever yet tried. 

Chilblains. — Oil of Eucalyptus, frequent applications 
with camel-hair brush, gives speedy relief of pain, and 
soon effects a cure. 

Baldness. — Eucalyptus leaves, pounded to a pulp, and 
applied to the head from time to time for headache — cured 
a case of Baldness. fi@* If you would induce the growth 
of hair or beard, apply daily a mixture of Eau de Cologne 
2 ounces; Aqua Ammoniae 1 drachm; Tincture of Can- 
tharis 2 drachms ; and oil of Rosemary 1 2 drops. Carbo- 
line is now the popular remedy for baldness ; it is said to 
work miracles in the way of promoting the growth of hair. 



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SECTION 62. 

EYEBRIGHT. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for Euphrasia.— Scalding 
tears — rash around the eyes — flowing nose — worse in- 
doors. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, 1 to 5 drops of the tincture. 
Child, see Section 56, B. 

Euphrasia is the grand specific for Acute painful affec- 
tions of the eyes (rheumatic, catarrhal, scrofulous) — Inflam- 
mation of the eye — Ophthalmia — Eyes engorged with 
mucus, or flooded with tears — Blear eye — Eye affections 
from measles — Constant winking — Paralysis of the eye 
muscles — Opacity of the cornea (Cannabis sativa and Bi- 
chromate of potash minute doses). 

Whilst Euphrasia is being taken inwardly for affections 
of the eye, a lotion — made by putting a dozen drops of the 
tincture into y 2 ounce bottle, and filling it with water — may 
be applied with advantage, by pouring it into the eye warm, 
a little at a time, several times a day. 

(A) Jfii^ Ruta graveolens, dose 56 B, is a valuable 
remedy for painful affections of the eyes, from straining 
them at fine sewing or needle work. It is said to cure 
Asthenopia — Rheumatic pains in wrists and ankles as if 
sprained, and promote the union of fractures. 



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SECTION 63. 

FIG. 

Fetor of Cancer and Other Ulcers. — Boil Figs in new 
milk until soft and tender, and apply them as a poultice, 3 
times a day. Also drink a gill of the milk twice a day, 
reported cures. 

Foul Breath — Fetid Canker of the Stomach. — Boil 
Figs in fresh milk, and drink freely of the milk. The same 
taken by the teacupful, 3 times a day, will keep the bowels 
nicely open — break up a constipated habit. 

An excellent mild purgative may be made by mixing 
thoroughly together 1 pound of figs, and 1 ounce of senna 
leaves — the figs being finely chopped up, and the leaves 
rubbed to powder. The mixture may be kept in a jar for 
use. A piece as large as a hickory nut for an adult, smaller 
pieces for a child according to age. It is very pleasant to 
take. 



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SECTION 64. 

GOLD. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS.— Suicidal gloom— fetid 
ulceration — bone decay — feeling worse when cold — desire 
for wine and milk — aversion to meat. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, A. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, ■£% grain pill of the muriate. 
Child, see Section 56, A. 

Aurum Muriaticum, in minute doses, is especially suited 
for the treatment of Deep-seated, Chronic affections, involv- 
ing gland and bone, and attended with mental gloom, 
thoughts of suicide — Chronic enlargement of the liver — 
Chronic nasal catarrh, involving the bones — Ozaena — 
Chronic offensive otorrhcea — Syphilitic bone disease — 
Nodes — Periostitis — nightly bone pains — Pains in the testes 
— Sarcocele — Chronic heart affections, with feeling as if 
dying, difficult breathing after walking, sobbing in sleep — 
Hypochondriasis — Hysteria — Puerperal melancholy — Re- 
ligious melancholy (Arsenic) — Chronic affections of the 
eyes — Keratitis — Glaucoma. 



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SECTION 65. 

GOLDEN SEAL. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for Hydrastis.— Mucous 
discharges thick and ropy — dripping of mucus from back 
of the nose into the throat — gone feeling in the stomach — 
loss of appetite. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, A-B-C. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, 10 to 60 drops of the tincture 
— Fluid extract, 20 to 30 drops — Hydrastin, ^ to 3 grains. 
— Child, see Section 56, A. 

Hydrastis in minute doses is the leading remedy for 
Dyspepsia — Indigestion — Loss of appetite — Chronic bron- 
chitis — Jaundice, with sinking sensation at the pit of the 
stomach — Sick-headache, often recurring — Marasmus, cure 
in a month — Constipation of infants, brilliant cures with 
drop doses of the tincture twice a day — Constipation of 
adults with headache. 

Granulated Eyelids — Ophthalmia. — " Golden eye 
water." Sulphate of Hydrastis 2 grains, in distilled water 
1 ounce, apply the solution several times a day. 

Chronic Nasal Catarrh. — Characterized by a dripping 
back into the throat, finds its specific in Hydrastis 56, A, 
4 doses a day ; before meals and on going to bed. 

Jf^i 13 ' " Equal parts of Listerin and warm water, snuffed 
well up into the nostrils, 4 times a day, is a pleasant and 
efficacious mode of treating nasal catarrh." Carbolic acid, 
a dozen drops in an ounce bottle, snuffed from, 5 minutes at 
a time, 6 times a day, cures nasal catarrh. Saponated coal 
tar, one-tenth diluted in water, injected into the nostrils or 
snuffed up thoroughly, 3 times a day, removed all bad odor 
from the nose in 3 days, and cured the catarrh in a week. 

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SECTION 65. — GOLDEN SEAL. 

Iodoform, 2 grains and Gum arabic 10 grains, in one pow- 
der, the whole of such a powder snuffed up the nostrils, 3 
times a day (after cleansing the nostrils each time by snuff- 
ing warm water), cured Chronic nasal catarrh in 15 days. 

Baby's Sore Mouth. — Hydrastis root, pulverized and 
triturated, one per cent, with milk sugar, then, dissolved in 
water (5 grains in a wineglassful) and a teaspoonful given 
every 2 hours (washing the mouth, also, with the same each 
time) soon effects a cure. 

Chafing of Infants — Rawness in the Folds of the 
Skin. — Powder with corn-starch medicated lightly with 
Hydrastis tincture, or sprinkle the parts thoroughly with 
pulverized Hydrastis root triturated 10 per cent, with corn- 
starch. 

Sore Nipples — (Chafed, cracked, zdcerated). — Successful 
when all other means failed. Pulv. Hydrastis root, tritu- 
rated, 10 per cent, with milk sugar, 10 grains in a wineglass 
of tepid water; wash the nipples gently, but thoroughly 
with this solution, each time after the child nurses. If 
baby has a sore mouth leave the lotion on the nipple, if not 
wash it off before offering the breast. 

(A) Ulcers are very successfully treated, by frequently 
renewed applications of bread soaked in this solution. 

Uterine Hemorrhage. — " Hydrastis canadensis, Fluid 
extract, 20 minims taken 4 times a day; is the best internal 
treatment for menorrhagia and metrorrhagia." Hggp'Apocy- 
num cannabinum, Fluid extract, 4 minims taken every hour 
or two as the urgency of the case may require, is a remedy 
unsurpassed for uterine hemorrhage. 



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SECTION 66. 

GLYCERINE. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, I drachm. Child, see Section 
56, B. 

Pure Glycerine applied, in the proportion of a dessert- 
spoonful to a tumbler of water as a lotion, and especially 
if at the same time taken internally (adult, I or 2 table- 
spoonfuls before meals), is undoubtedly curative of various 
skin diseases, such as Impetigo— Prurigo — Pruritus — En- 
crusted forms of Lupus or Herpes exedens — Syphilitic and 
strumous eruptions, tending to fetid discharges and hard 
crusts — Fetid ulcers — Skin-scurf — Dandruff — Chilblains — 
Chapped hands — Acne rosacea — Eczema — Scabby stage of 
smallpox, to prevent scars and pitting — Cracked nipples — 
Cracked lips and hands — Burns and scalds — Wounds — 
Erysipelas — Irritation of the skin. 

fflg^* Glycerine painted upon the tongue, keeps it moist 
and removes thirst, during fever. 

Deafness. — Drop Glycerine in the ear. If from old age 
insert a cotton pledget ; press it well back. 

Cough — Even of Consumption. — Take Glycerine; 
adult, I to 3 dessertspoonfuls in water, tea, coffee or lemon- 
ade, 3 times a day, before meals. May arrest almost any 
cough by evaporating Glycerine in a dish over a" lamp and 
inhaling the vapor. 

Hgj^f (A) " Morrhuol, the quintessence of cod-liver oil, 
dose not disturb digestion, is well borne even by infants, 
and is positively efficacious in the first stage of consump- 
tion, and gives grand results in Scrofula and Rickets!' 

jfggr (B) " Of all preparations of cod-liver oil, the best is 
oleo-chyle. It contains 70 per cent, of the finest Norwe- 
gian cod-liver oil, and the Hypophosphites in the most 

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SECTION 66. GLYCERINE. 

assimilable form, but contains no gum, glue, alcohol, or 
other substances capable of deranging the stomach ; and 
taken in milk, adult, two teaspoonfuls thrice daily at meal 
times, is as pleasant to the taste as fresh cream, and has 
proved itself of unparalleled efficacy in the treatment of 
Chronic cough — Chronic bronchitis — Chronic bronchial 
catarrh — Chronic lung affections — Consumption — Emacia- 
tion, all wasting diseases — Marasmus — Scrofula — Skin dis- 
eases — Indigestion — Non-assimilation — Dyspepsia — Cancer 
of the stomach." 

Trichiniasis. — Glycerine kills the parasite in the stom- 
ach. Adult, take j4 ounce 4 times a day for 2 weeks. 
Drink no water or other fluid directly before or after taking 
the Glycerine; it dilutes it. Several cases reported thus 
treated with success. 

Itching Eruptions — Local Itching (Frantic with Itch- 
ing). — Glycerine 5 ounces, with Sub. Nit. Bismuth 1 ounce; 
mix, and apply as often as needed. Or Pure Glycerine 1 
ounce, Tannic acid 1 drachm, and Morphia sulph. 10 grains; 
mix, and apply 3 times a day. This is good for any local 
itching, especially of anus or vulva. 

Dressing for Wounds, and after Amputation. — 
"Prince's Lotion" — Glycerine and water each y 2 ounce, and 
Chloride of Lime 4 grains ; mix. Irrigate by syringe, and 
apply compress saturated with the same. 

Medication by Inunction. — This is well effected by 
mixing the medicine with Unguentum Glycerine; it is 
smooth like butter, is unaffected by warm weather, can be 
mixed with any extract or soluble salt. 

jf^if^The improved idea of medication by the skin is to 
incorporate the medicine in Lanolin, or the pure wool fat 
Agnine, which immediately penetrates through the skin. 
Medicine thus applied comes into effect in from one to two 
minutes. Would that this mode of medication might super- 
sede the hypodermic injection. 

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SECTION 67. 

GUNPOWDER. 

Prevention of Disease. — If you would escape contagion, 
infection, miasm — be able to travel in the most unhealthy 
climates and localities without danger of sickness — Burn a 
thimbleful of gunpowder in your bedroom or tent, and a 
very small quantity in your trunk and wardrobe, daily; thus 
keeping your clothing in an atmosphere fully charged with 
the gas. This has been thoroughly tested and found to be 
true. 

Bite of a Snake or Mad Dog. — " Pour some gunpowder 
on the bite, and touch it with a lighted match. This is an 
almost painless cautery, and reliable safeguard." 

Tape-Worm. — Take a tablespoonful of Gunpowder in a 
cupful of sweet milk, followed in ten hours with an ounce 
of Castor oil. Success in twenty-five cases in succession. 



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SECTION 68. 

HEMP. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for Cannabis Indica.— 
Mind lost in revery — lofty and sublime thoughts — magni- 
fied ideas of things of space and time — mental deception in 
regard to the flight of time, constant imagination of being 
too late — the brain feels expanded — craving for drink with 
dread of water — ravenous hunger. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for Cannabis Sativa.— 
Flow of urine, painful, burning — sense of heat about the 
heart — feeling as of water dropping down from the heart, or 
from other parts — ailments worse from talking. 

Minute Dose. — Cannabis Indica and sativa, Section 
56, B. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, ^ to 2 grains of the extract 
of Cannabis Indica, every 3 to 6 hours — Tincture 10 to 60 
minims — Fluid extract 5 to 1 5 drops. Child, see Section 
56, B — Apocynum cannabinum Fluid extract, adult, 4 minims. 
Child, see Section 56, B. 

Indian hemp in officinal dose, is indicated in cases of 
Severe pain — Neuralgia — Intense headache, with sense of 
pressure on top of the brain — Severe pain in the bladder, 
and inguinal region — Spine pain, especially between the 
shoulders — Delirium tremens — Child-bed mania — Acute 
insanity — Trance — Swoon. jf^'Bromidia contains hemp, 
and answers well for these ailments ; adult, 1 drachm doses. 
" In delirium tremens, bromidia, a teaspoonful every 20 
minutes, until sleep is induced, acts like a charm. The 
same controls delirium of any fever." 

Extraction of Teeth Without Pain. — Add together 
Tincture of Cannabis Indica 1 part, and water 3 parts, and 

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SECTION 68. — HEMP. 

in this solution soak cotton and apply it around the tooth 
to be drawn, and in it if hollow ; also warm the beaks of the 
forceps, and dip them in the solution before applying them. 
" Perfectly satisfactory." 

Flooding — Excessive Flow of Menses. — Tincture of 
Cannabis Indica, 10 per cent, solution in alcohol, 5 drops 
every Y / 2 hour ; specific. JS@r* Oil of Erigeron 1 to 5 drops, 
every x / 2 hour, or hour (better taken dissolved in a little 
alcohol), arrests Hemorrhage from the womb promptly. 

Bright' s Disease. — Apocynum cannabinum, adult, 2 
drops of a concentrated tincture, mixed in y 2 ounce of gin, 
and taken in a wineglass of water, every 3 hours, produced 
in 5 days a discharge of 779 ounces of urine. 

Hydrothorax. — (Can only breathe sitting erect, cough 
incessant, clammy sweat). Apocynum cannabinum tincture 
(dark brown), adult, 5 drops every two hours, effected a 
prompt and perfect cure. 

(A) The same is as near a specific as possible for Dropsy 
in general in all its varieties, and also for Strangury. 
jg^fEupatorium purpurium, same size dose as that of Apo- 
cym. can., is a remedy of equal power with the latter, for 
dropsy and strangury. 

Desperate case of dropsy, with spasms, following scarlet 
fever, reported cured with Elaterin 20th of grain, every 3 
hours, until free movement of the bowels, then followed 
with Jaborandi, ]/ 2 drachm dose ; when water oozed from 
every pore ; afterward 1 dose a day of Jaborandi. 

" Favorite prescription for Dropsy \" — Elaterin 1 gr., with 
Jalap 20 grs. and Squills 20 grs., made into 20 pills ; adult, 
take 1 pill every 4 hours. The water usually starts to flow 
in eight hours, in seventy-two hours it flows freely; and 
now to prevent collapse and sustain the system, take small 
doses of Quinia. 



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SECTION 69. 

HINTS. 

(A) Spasms and Paralysis of Children. — In every 
case, see whether there exists a constriction of the penis, 
if the patient is a boy ; or of the clitoris if a girl. Such 
cases require surgical attention. 

(B) Cyanosis — Blue Disease. — " Let baby lie, only on 
the right side — head high — it will get well." Give Lauro- 
cerasus dose 56, B. 

(C) Throat View, far down. — Depress the tongue 
gently, and request the patient to hold the nose, and yawn. 
The larynx will immediately rise up, and every part of the 
throat may be readily seen. 

(D) Warts removed. — "Thrust an ordinary pin through 
the base of the wart, and then protect the skin, whilst the 
head of the pin is being held in the flame of a candle. 
The wart soon becomes white and cracks, and comes away 
on the point of the pin ; after one is removed the rest dis- 
appear." 

(E) Smallpox.—" At the outset of the disease, vaccinate 
the patient, this will abort the disease — no other treatment 
needed." 

(F) Earliest signs of pregnancy. — One sign is the 
vaginal pulse ; detected by the index finger, introduced and 
held firmly on either side, or in the middle of the neck of 
the womb. Another is the soft, yielding condition of the 
os uteri. Pregnancy may be detected by leaving the hand 
lightly on the abdomen for a while, when rhythmical con- 
traction of the uterus will be noticed. 

(G) Night Cramp in limbs prevented. — Put bricks or 
blocks of wood under the two posts at the head of the bed. 
Sleep with garters on. 

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SECTION 69, H. I. j. K. L. M. N. O. 

(H) Hiccough arrested. — Place the hand flat upon the 
pit of the stomach, immediately below the breast bone and 
make firm pressure. 

(I) Foreign Substances removed from the Nose. — 
Inject warm water up the free nostril, and the substance will 
come down the other ; or press against the side of the free 
nostril with your finger, and forcibly blow into the mouth ; 
guarding your face with a handkerchief from the mucus that 
will be ej ected with the substance. Maggots may be removed 
from nose or ear, by holding a sponge saturated with chloro- 
form, to the entrance, for a few seconds — out they tumble. 
Tobacco smoke blown into the ear will dislodge a bug. 

(J) Sleeping apartments rendered healthful ; and air 
of the Sick-room kept pure. — Place in the room small 
baskets or porous boxes, containing fresh charcoal — and 
quick-lime — renew daily. The Charcoal imbibes the foul 
vapor emanating from the body, and the lime absorbs the 
carbonic acid exhaled from the lungs. 

(K) Vomiting of pregnancy arrested. — " Eat fresh 
popped-corn, salted to taste — Drink hop tea — Drink lager 
beer, especially at meals." 

(L) Constipation prevented. — Eat one or two oranges 
daily, before breakfast. 

(M) Stuttering and Stammering overcome. — " Read 
aloud with the teeth closed for an hour or two at a time 
every day. In a week you can open your mouth and read 
and talk, without difficulty or hesitation." Keep time when 
speaking ; at first with the utterance of each syllable, and 
afterward with each word; slowly at the beginning, then 
more rapidly ; persevere and you will overcome the trouble. 
Take a full breath before beginning to speak. 

(N) Bed-sores prevented. — Place a buffalo robe beneath 
the under sheet, hair side up. 

(O) No malaria. — " In Minnesota, within a circuit of 
100 miles around St. Paul you will find no malaria." 

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SECTION 69, P. Q. R. S. T. U. 

(P) Climate Cure for Consumption. — Eighty miles 
west of San Antonio, Texas, there is a beautiful valley 
called Sabinal Canyon; here consumptive persons should 
go ; even after hemorrhage has set in, there is still hope for 
their recovery. Texas is regarded as the Italy of America. 
Western North Carolina, centre at Asheville, is also a home 
for consumptives, as likewise California, Colton as a centre ; 
and the Cumberland Plateau, Tennessee. Dwelling on dry 
soil is a requisite of recovery. 

(Q) Miscarriage and convulsions during pregnancy 
averted — Puerperal spasms stayed. — " Judicious blood- 
letting during pregnancy, at the first threatening of danger, 
prevents miscarriage and convulsions. The same arrests 
puerperal spasms." 

(R) Unconscious new-born babe revived.— Hold it by 
the feet, head downward ; in a few seconds it will breathe. 
The same treatment will restore a person to consciousness, 
who is apparently dead from inhalation of chloroform or 
ether. Hj^* In case of apparent death from inhalation of 
coal gas, a free supply of fresh air restores. Snapping the 
end of a wet towel against the bare breast and stomach soon 
does the work of rousing. 

(S) Real, from apparent, death distinguished. — Hold 
up the person's hand with fingers touching each other be- 
tween you and the light ; if a reddish tint be seen between 
the fingers, then death is only apparent, but if no such tinge 
appears, death is real. In case of real death, a wound made 
by the prick of a pin in the skin stands open, in case of appa- 
rent death it closes. 

(T) Medication by injection. — If the child will not take 
the " horrid medicine," give it by injection in milk or mu- 
cilage ; it will act just as well. See medication by inunction, 
Sec. 66. 

(U) Indication of Diabetes. — Constant passing the 
tongue over the lips, to moisten them, during conversation. 

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SECTION 69, V. W. X. Y. Z. A 2 . 

(V) Indication of Bright' s Disease. — Puffiness about 
the eyes, especially in the morning — smooth, red, clean 
tongue — Momentary numbness of a finger. 

(W) Indication of long life and great endurance. — 
Long ear-lobes. 

(X) Hiccough arrested. — Anything that will cause 
sneezing will stop hiccough — (snuff — pepper). 1®°' Hold 
ice to the lobe of the ear, this stops it at once. 

(Y) In case of sudden death (to all appearance) when 
there is a suspicion that life is not totally extinct. — The 
body should not be put in ice, or in a cold room, but in a 
warm room with something warm wrapped about the feet ; 
nature in her own time, perhaps after several days, may 
restore to life. If by binding a cord tightly around the 
middle finger above the first joints, the tip of the finger 
assumes a dark reddish hue, then be assured that life is not 
totally extinct. 

(Z) Foreign Substances in the Ear Removed. — Insert 
a horse-hair loop, as far as it will go, give it a turn and draw 
it out, the patient the while lying down with that ear up. 
A few trials will insure success. For removal of a grub or 
bug from the ear, see Section 69, I. 

(A 2 ) Insensibility to Pain — General Anaesthesia Pro- 
duced. — Take an easy position, sitting or half reclining, 
and breathe deeply and evenly, and at the same time rap- 
idly as possible ; in about one minute there will be induced 
a state of insensibility to pain, without loss of mental con- 
sciousness. Again take an easy sitting position and stead- 
fastly gaze at a small shining object, as for instance the 
bulb of a thermometer, placed about two feet from the eyes f 
and a little above range, requiring a convergent squint to 
fix the sight upon it. In five minutes or less the pupils 
will dilate, eyelids tremble and then sleep will ensue with 
insensibility to pain ; an operation may be performed or 
labor progress without consciousness. In order to awaken 

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SECTION 69, B 2 . C 2 . D 2 . E 2 . F 2 . G 2 . H 2 . 

the patient blow your breath on the eyelids, or rub them 
with your thumbs, or apply hartshorn to the nose. 

(B 2 ) Anaesthesia Without Danger. — Recommended es- 
pecially in case of labor. Chloroform 1 part, ether 3 parts, 
and alcohol 2 parts ; mix. See easy labor, Section 38. 

(C 2 ) Indication of Organic Heart Disease. — Blue lips 
and bulging eyes. 

(D 2 ) Boy or Girl Which Will it Be.—" If the expect- 
ant mother walks slowly — flat footed — has sunken eyes, and 
craves oysters, it will be a boy. If she walks quickly — with 
elastic gait, has full eyes, and craves sweet-meats it will be 
a girl." 

(E 2 ) Indication of Water on the Brain. — " Glairy, dark, 
green evacuations, like chopped spinach." (Magnesia phos. 
dose 56, A, specific.) 

(F 2 ) Is it Bronchitis or Consumption ? — The hectic 
fever of Chronic Bronchitis comes on toward noon, that 
of consumption toward evening. 

(G 2 ) Is it Chickenpox or Smallpox ? — You may open 
the pustule of chickenpox with a single stab of a needle 
at its base, and press out all the contents, but it requires 
several such stabs around the base of a smallpox pustule 
before you can press out all the lymph. By the way, if the 
pustules of smallpox on the face be thus opened, and emptied 
of their contents whilst in a liquid state, there will be no 
pitting — no pock marks. 

(H 2 ) The Fallen Womb Replaced and Retained in 
Position. — The lady should take a position on her knees 
in bed, with the chest and chin resting flat upon the bed — 
having the back relaxed, not rigid or bent upv/ard — and 
with her two hands lift the bowels from below up toward 
the breast; by this means the womb will presently be re- 
placed. Now she should lie upon her back, with limbs 
stretched out, and have an attendant apply an adhesive 
plaster, of round shape, 6 or 8 inches in diameter, upoq the 

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SECTION 69, I 2 . J 2 . K. L. M 2 . 

abdomen, having a hole cut in the centre of the plaster 
to admit the navel; the plaster should be heated hot as 
can be borne before being applied. This is "The Womb 
Anchor." 

(I 2 ) Habit Cure for Constipation. — Establish the custom 
of going to the closet at a certain time every day ; the most 
likely time to be successful is soon after breakfast. If the 
bowel coines down , it is better to induce stool just before 
retiring to bed. 

(J 2 ) Obstruction of the Bowel. — Inflate the bowel by 
bellows. Instant relief by ample distention. 

(K 2 ) Troublesome Cough. — Examine the palate — if re- 
laxed, clip off the uvula — cure. 

(L 2 ) Fever Guard. — Put on a flannel jacket at or before 
sunset ; the flannel shields from the influence of change of 
temperature. A fire made every evening in the apartment 
occupied, is indispensable for the preservation of health in 
malarial regions, whether it be for comfort or not. A person 
may sleep with perfect safety in the midst of the Pontine 
Marshes, by simply having his room well heated by a fire 
during the night. Avoid dwelling near stagnant ponds, 
especially those in the process of drying up. The dry bed 
of a nearly obsolete river, furnishes the best possible ground 
for malaria. The most healthy tent is one carpeted with 
painted canvas , repainted every year. 

(M 2 ) Hemorrhage after Labor. — Do not allow it to 
occur. In all cases, as soon as the child is born, apply 
your open hand over the body of the womb, and gently 
grasp it, through the abdominal walls. As soon as the 
after-birth comes away, increase your grasp a little and con- 
tinue it firmly, until satisfied that the womb will remain 
contracted. If clots have formed in the womb and are 
keeping up the hemorrhage, put your hand into the womb, 
and take them out, and then grasp the womb as stated, and 
thus save your patient's life. 

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SECTION 69, N 2 . O 2 . P 2 . Q 2 . R 2 . S 2 . T 2 . U 2 . V 2 . W 2 . 

(N 2 ) Reliable Sign of Death.— Place the end of the 
patient's finger in the flame of a candle until a blister forms, 
then open the blister; if it contains liquid the patient is not 
dead, but if it contains only air, death is absolute. 

(O 2 ) Painless Passage of Water, -with Stone in the 
Bladder. — First lie down on the stomach, then rise slowly 
on all fours and urinate in this position. 

(P 2 ) Vomiting of Pregnancy Arrested. — Insert the end 
of the index finger three-quarters of an inch inside the neck 
of the womb, thus dilate the external os, but not the inter- 
nal. This cures the most obstinate cases. 

(Q 2 ) Nose-bleed. — Stuff a pledget of cotton up inside 
of the upper lip, and hold it firmly in place by passing a 
cord around under the nose and over the ears, and securing 
it tightly behind the head. The same to stop sneezing. 

(R 2 ) Inability to Sleep— (Nervous). — Rub the body all 
over thoroughly with a coarse woolen cloth, or with a flesh- 
brush before retiring to bed; this will induce quiet sleep. 

(S 2 ) Boils Aborted. — At the very outset, scrape the skin, 
over the spot where the boil is forming, with a sharp knife, 
so that a drop or two of blood may be pressed out. " The 
boil will not develop." 

(T 2 ) Bleeding from the Navel of New-born Babe 
Prevented; also Predisposition to Colic Forestalled. — 
" Refrain from cutting the cord until all pulsation in it has 
ceased." 

(U 2 ) Epileptic Fit Arrested. — Thrust your finger nail 
forcibly under the nail of the great toe of the patient. 

(V 2 ) Cause (Sometimes) of Inflammation of the Eyes 
of Children. — Sleeping upon a mattress filled with oat- 
straw. 

(W 2 ) Sea-sickness Overcome. — Watch the motion of 
the ship, and make an effort with your foot, with every lurch 
of the ship as if you were forcing it down on that side; con- 
tinue this for a short time, and the nausea will cease. In 

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SECTION 69, X 2 . Y 2 . Z 2 . A 3 . B 3 . C 3 . 

swinging, if you will make an effort as if forcing the swing 
down each time it descends, you will prevent giddiness and 
sick?iess. Some people are sick and dizzy when riding in the 
cars : this sickness may be prevented by placing a sheet of 
paper next to the skin, over chest and stomach. 

(X 2 ) Castor Oil Rendered Palatable.—" Mix an ounce 
of Castor oil with an ounce of Glycerine and add two drops 
of oil of cinnamon. Children take this as a luxury and ask 
for more. Beer masks the taste of castor oil and cod-liver 
oil ; take a mouthful of beer, then the oil, and follow it 
with another mouthful of beer ; and there will not even be 
an after-taste of the oil." 

(Y 2 ) Sterility — Non- Impregnation. — " May be owing 
to Anteflexion, but not to other flexions of the womb." 

(Z 2 ) Sponge Tents Preserved from Offensive Odor. — 
Charge them with a 5 per cent, solution of the oil of 
cloves. 

(A 3 ) Coloring for Tinctures and Powders. — Take 
sugar of milk and scorch it, dark brown, in a porcelain 
mortar or common saucer, upon a stove ; add to this suffi- 
cient distilled water to form a syrup, stirring until all the 
sugar is dissolved, and it will be ready for use. A few drops 
of this syrup added to an alcoholic solution will give a 
light or dark brown color according to quantity used. Col- 
oring powder is made by using the scorched milk sugar 
pulverized, and mixed with common sugar to any shade 
required. 

(B 3 ) Death to Flies, Mosquitoes, Fleas, Bugs and all 
Insects. — Put ateaspoonful of Persian Chamomile dust (Py- 
rethrum) in a suitable vessel, and touch it with a lighted 
match. " The fumes will destroy all insect life in a closed 
room, but will not injure man." 

(C 3 ) Baby to Sleep. — " Pressure upon the anterior fon- 
tanel of an infant will directly induce sleep ; when the pres- 
sure is removed the child will waken." 

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SECTION 69, D 3 . E 3 . F 3 . G 3 . H 3 . I 3 . J 3 . 

(D 3 ) Babe Born Breathless. — Before cutting the cord, 
induce the mother to take a succession of deep breaths — 
presently the babe will breathe. 

(E 3 ) Snake Bite. — To the rescue — Put your mouth to 
the wound and suck out the poison ; if there is no sore in 
your mouth it will do you no injury and may save the 
patient's life. Administer alcoholic liquor until intoxication 
is produced and thus save life. " The remedy that never 
fails (perhaps our best hope in case of a mad-dog bite) is to 
procure half dozen fowls, pluck the feathers from the fleshy 
part of one, and tear off the skin of that part, and apply 
the raw surface to the bite ; the first fowl will die in ten 
seconds, the second in two minutes, the third in six 
minutes, the fourth in ten minutes, the fifth will become 
giddy, but will not die. The poison is extracted — the 
patient saved." 

(F 3 ) House-maid's Knee. — Pass through the tumor a 
thick thread, and let it remain ; the swelling will gradually 
subside, or gather and break and disappear. 

(G 3 ) Cure of Ingrowing Toe Nail. — Put a small piece 
of tallow in a spoon, heat it hot, and pour it on the sore 
place ; there will be scarcely any pain. In a few days the 
edge of the nail will admit of being pared away without 
any inconvenience — cure complete. 

(H 3 ) Inflammation of the Eyes. — Raw potato reduced 
to soft pulp and applied as a poultice is hard to beat. 
To old sores, apply scraped turnip — To erysipelas, raw cran- 
berry pulp ; excellent. 

(I 3 ) Ague Cured for a Penny. — Of 23 cases of Ague, 
cured 22 with Nitric acid dilute, adult, 5 drops in a little 
gum-water every two hours. 

(J 3 ) Hawking — Coughing — Sore Throat. — Cure by 
smoking in a pipe, Mullein leaves dried in an oven. Good 
substitute for tobacco ; exhilarates and braces the nerves. 
" Wetting tobacco with the juice of water cress, completely 

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SECTION 69, K 3 . L 3 . M 3 . N. 3 O 3 . 

deprives it of deleterious properties,, without injuring its 
aroma." 

(K 3 ) Sick-headache. — " Take 2 teaspoonfuls of pow- 
dered charcoal in half tumbler of water; cure in 15 
minutes." 

(L 3 ) Cancer Cure.— Olive oil boiled to consistency of 
salve, applied and renewed twice a day. 

(M 3 ) Sick Stomach and Headache from Riding in 
Cars or Carriage, Prevented. — Place a sheet of (writing) 
paper on the breast next to the skin. The same should be 
tried for sea-sickness. Painting the stomach with collodion 
will possibly prevent sea-sickness and sickness produced by 
riding in cars. Keep constantly eating suitable light food 
as a guard. 

(N 3 ) Bloodless Treatment of Tumors. — Pass a double 
silk thread through the long diameter of the growth, and 
tie the ends over the top of the tumor ; in large tumors 
another thread at right angles should be used. There will 
be no perceptible reaction, but in a few days a thin fluid 
will flow from the orifice, then a thicker fluid, and the tumor 
will begin to diminish; after the sides have fallen in, the 
threads may be removed. This treatment has been entirely 
successful in removing Cystic tumors — Solid hygrometous 
ganglia — Atheroma of the scalp — Lipomatous tumors — Sar- 
comata. No suppuration follows and no scar. 

To Remove Moles apply with a splinter of wood a small 
quantity of acid nitrate of mercury, carefully avoiding the 
sound skin. 

Aneurism — (femoral and subclavian) — also varicose con- 
dition of veins, have been successfully treated with ergot, 
one or two grains in solution, injected near the aneurism or 
varicosus daily. 

(O 3 ) Eye-signs of Approaching Death. — If on looking 
at an object both eyes of the patient are opened unnaturally 
wide, death will ensue in twenty-four hours ; if one eye 

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SECTION 69, P 3 . Q 3 . R 3 . S 3 . 

only shows this sign, death will occur in a week or two. 
In case death is suspected, but doubts exist, pinch the pupil 
of the eye, between thumb and finger until closed ; and if it 
does not return to its round shape, death is real ; but if it 
does, death is only apparent. 

(P) Dislocation of Hip Joint. — Reduction — " Bend the 
leg on the thigh, and thigh on the body, take the pillows 
from under the head, now two persons standing on the bed, 
one on each side, hold patient up by the dislocated thigh 
at nearly right angle with the body, six inches from the 
bed ; in about five minutes the hip will slip in place." To 
convey a person with a broken leg, bandage the two legs 
together. 

(Q 3 ) Bottle Breast Pump. — (Breasts engorged.) — Fill a 
large bottle with hot water, then pour the water out quickly 
and immediately apply the mouth of the bottle over the 
nipple. The milk will flow into the bottle by a gentle suc- 
tion, not painful ; repeat as often as needful. If a lady's 
nipples should be retracted during first pregnancy, the same 
applied daily for a week or two in advance of parturition 
will insure good breasts. 

(R 3 ) Permanent Cure for piles and Fissure in ano. — 
Etherize the patient ; and with the forefinger of each hand 
forcibly distend the sphincter ani to the utmost extent; 
" from tuber to tuber ; " do the work thoroughly, kneading 
the anus all around. In a few days the sphincter will regain 
its tone and the cure be complete. 

(S 3 ) Fistula cured without the Knife. — Treated with 
wonderful success by injection of essence of Turpentine. 
In seven cases of Anal fistula treated, five were cured ; in six 
cases of caries of the petrous bone all cured; in eight cases 
of dental fistula no failure; in fifteen cases of fistula of 
Stino's duct, only one failure. By the use of essence of 
Turpentine we procure an alterative cicatricial and anti- 
septic action, superior to that of anything yet tried for the 

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SECTION 69, T 3 . 

purpose. It may be injected pure or diluted with olive or 
almond oil ; the action, however, is more rapid and effectual 
when the essence is used undiluted. With timid patients 
it may be mixed with a solution of Chloride of Morphia, 
with an effect of reducing to a minimum the pain involved. 
The Sponge tent treatment is managed thus : Take a sponge 
of close fine texture, cut it into a cylindrical form — three 
inches long, slightly tapering, one and a half inches in diameter 
at the larger end — wet it, and while wet, wind it firmly with 
twine, and lay it away to dry for twenty -four hours ; when un- 
wound it should be about the size and shape of the middle 
finger, and is ready for use. Now patient take a dose of 
purgative medicine, and after it is done operating, take one 
grain of Opium, three times a day, for three days, then let 
the bowels have their own way ; as soon, however, as the 
first dose of opium has been taken, anoint the sponge with 
simple cerate and introduce it, small end first, entirely into 
the bowel ; when introduced it will quickly expand and 
produce a desire to expel it; if this impulse should be 
uncontrollable, a T-shaped bandage must be applied to 
retain it in position for four hours, then it may be taken 
out. This must be done daily, each time for four 
hours, during which time the patient must be lying 
down. It may be done only at night if business presses. 
After five days there will be no need of a bandage, as the 
sponge will stay in its place without it. This treatment 
cured most cases of fistula in a month, and some cases 
in a week. 

(T 3 ) Removal of hair from a lady's face. — Barium Sul- 
phide 1 drachm; Quick lime 1 drachm; Powdered Starch 
2 drachms ; mix : and make of this a paste with alcohol, 
sufficient for use each time, and apply, allowing it to remain 
on until some pain is felt, and then remove it. Continue 
the application from day to day until the hair-roots are de- 
stroyed. 

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SECTION 69, U 3 . V 3 . W 3 . X 3 . A. 

(U 3 ) Oxygen for home use. — "The only source yet 
made available for the home use of oxygen gas, as 
given off by heat applied, is the hydrogen dioxide." See 
sect. 91. 

(V 3 ) Prevention of scarlet fever. — " Sweet spirits of 
Nitre is a mild and safe prophylactic of scarlet fever — better 
than Belladonna. Quinia prevents the spread of scarlet 
fever ; in no case will it attack a child when taking, (accord- 
ing to age) 2 to 3 grains, 3 times a day. After 5 days 
lessen the dose, but keep up the use of it for 3 weeks." 

(W 3 ) Clear complexion secured. — Carrot soup — minus 
meat — eaten with brown bread daily for several weeks, clears 
and beautifies the skin — French specific. " Put flowers of 
sulphur in a cup, and pour new milk on it every morning, 
and wash the face with the milk every night ; and lo ! a face 
so fair." 

(X 3 ) Diagnostic Indications. — 

(A) Of the tongue. — White indicates a Feverish condi- 
tion. Moist brown indicates Disordered digestion — Dry 
brown indicates Typhoid condition, blood poisoning. 
Moist red indicates Exhausting drains — Dry red indicates 
Inflammatory fever — Smooth bright red indicates Inflam- 
mation, gastric intestinal — Red papilla, "strawberry 
tongue," indicates Scarlet fever, Rotheln — Glazed red 
indicates Non-assimilation — Trembling red indicates De- 
lirium Tremens — Sharp pointed red indicates Brain irri- 
tation, inflammation — Tardy protrusion indicates Brain 
concussion — One sided protrusion indicates Lingual 
paralysis — Dilated trembling indicates Nervous fever, or 
congestion — Glazed blue, cracked, flayed, indicates Ter- 
tiary Syphilis — Ulcerated (chronic) indicates Tertiary 
syphilis or Epithelioma — Pale, flabby, large papilla indi- 
cates Debility, gastric, chlorotic — Yellow indicates Liver 
derangement — White patch indicates Psoriasis linguae. 
Thickened epithelium indicates Ichthyosis. 

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SECTION 69, X 3 . B. X 3 . C. X 3 . D. X 3 . E. 

(B) Of the face. — Contracted features, fanning nostrils, 
indicates chest inflammation — Forehead wrinkled, brows 
knit, indicates Abdominal inflammation and pain — Ex- 
cited expression, or stupor, twitching, indicates Brain inflam- 
mation — Anxious expression, bluish, bloated with smother- 
ing, indicates Chest dropsy — Skin cold, lips blue, eyes 
bidging, indicates Heart disease, organic. Blanched 
cheeks, white lips puffy, dark circles around the eyes, indi- 
cates Chlorosis — Pale swollen tipper lip indicates Scrofula, 
Worms — Red face, suffused eyes, rapid breathing indicates 
Fever simple acute. 

(C) Of the Chest. — Abdominal breathing indicates 
Lung inflammation — Exclusive Chest breathing indicates 
Abdominal inflammation — Irregular breathing and deep 
sleep indicates Brain compression — In-breathing anxious 
and rapid, out-breathing easy and slow, indicates Hydro- 
thorax — Wheezing, short panting breathing indicates 
Asthma — White tenacious sputa indicates Chronic Bron- 
chitis — Thick yellow or green sputa, that sinks in water, 
indicates Disorganization of the lungs. 

(D) Of the Skin. — Yellow indicates Liver disorder — 
Sallow indicates Chlorosis, Anaemia — Waxy , pale indi- 
cates Deficiency of red globules in the blood — Blue, of 
infants indicates Cyanosis (pervious foramen ovale) — Hot 
and dry indicates Fever, and general inflammation — Cold 
ski?i zvith internal heat indicates Internal congestion. 

(E) Of the nerves and pains. — Pains worse by con- 
tact, pressure movement, indicates Inflammation. Pains 
relieved by pressure indicates Non-inflammatory Myalgia 
— Pains without heat swelling or redness indicates Neu- 
ralgia — Pains wandering about the ankle indicates Knee- 
joint inflammation — Wakefulness indicates Nerve irri- 
tation — Deep sleep, irresistible stupor indicates Brain 
compression — Twitching during sleep, waking in fright, 
indicates Heart disease, organic; or Worms — Sudden 

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SECTION 69, X 3 . F. X 3 . G. X 3 . H. Y 3 . 

jerking of head and limbs indicates Brain irritation, 
mania a potu. 

(F) Of the Posture. — Positio?i on the back, sliding dozvn 
in bed t indicates Muscular debility extreme as in Typhoid 
— Smothering when lying down, must sit up, indicates Chest 
dropsy — Position on the back, arms bent stiff, indicates 
Brain softening — Position on the back, knees drawn up, 
indicates Abdominal inflammation. This position may, 
in advanced stages of acute disease, indicate Retention 
of urine — Position on the stomach affording relief indi- 
cates abdominal pain spasmodic. Position with back, 
neck and limbs, stiff set, bent, indicates Spinal cord, irrita- 
tion, inflammation. 

(G) Of the Stools. — White indicates Bile wanting; 
Mucous and bloody indicates Bowel inflammation — Watery 
indicates Bowel irritation — Glairy, dark green indicates 
Brain dropsy acute — Hard dark indicates Bowel mem- 
brane torpid, relaxed. 

(H) Of the Urine. — Red and scanty indicates Inflamma- 
tion — Clear and abundant indicates Nervous affections — 
Sediment deposited mostly indicates Liver derangements. 
(Y 3 ) Urinary Analysis. — Albumen: — brown or blood red 
hue, smoky ; coagulates by heat, or nitric acid. Glacial 
acetic acid, small piece dropped in, produces cloudiness ; 
sulphuric acid gives a black deposit. In Bright's Disease 
casts are found. Sugar : — pale frothy, with odor of cider, 
attracts flies ; deep brown on being boiled with equal quan- 
tity of Liquor Potassae ; deep green if boiled with an alka- 
line solution of Bichromate of Potash. Always present in 
Diabetes. Bile : — dark green hue, stains yellow ; is changed 
to brown by touch of Nitric acid ; purple on addition of 
Sulphuric acid and a little sugar ; yellow and turbid when 
agitated with a few drops of Chloroform. Phosphorus in 
excess : — pale yellow color, fetid odor ; earthy phosphates 
precipitated by heat, or touch of Aqua Ammonise, but 

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SECTION 69, Z 3 . A 4 . B 4 . C 4 . D 4 . E 4 . F 4 . G 4 . 

readily dissolved by nitric acid. (Alkaloid phosphates, as 
of soda and ammonia, are not thus precipitated.) Urea in 
excess : — high color, strong urinous odor. Uric acid in ex- 
cess ; — high color, clear, throws down a reddish sediment by 
touch of Hydrochloric acid. Red sediment indicates uric 
acid if crystalline, otherwise urate of ammonia. White 
sediment denotes phosphates if soluble by heat, otherwise 
urate of ammonia. Pink sediment denotes urate of soda 
and phosphate of ammonia. 

(Z 3 ) Hemorrhage, from the Socket after having a 
Tooth Extracted, or from the navel of a new-born infant. — 
Apply Plaster of Paris, made into a putty-like paste, it soon 
hardens, and plugs the break in the vessel. 

(A 4 ) Signs of Bright' s Disease. — Momentary deadness 
or numbness of a finger. 

(B 4 ) Salivation of Horses (Slobbering). — Saltpetre; 
a tablespoonful every morning for a few days. 

(C 4 ) Pimples. — Young men cured in 5 weeks, by intro- 
ducing a cold sound (No. 14) into the urethra, every 3 days, 
for 2 weeks, then once a week. Young women cured by 
injections of hot water daily into the vagina. 

(D 4 ) Tenesmus. — Straining down upon the bowel or 
bladder. This is greatly ameliorated by a position on the 
back, with hips upon a pillow. 

(E 4 ) Itching — Pruritus — Prairie Itch — Urticaria. — In- 
stant relief by washing with a solution of Menthol, 2 to 10 
grains in 1 ounce of water. 

Linseed oil, applied relieves Pruritus. 

(F 4 ) Epilepsy. — Cured with peach root tea : adult, 3 or 
4 ounces of the infusion daily. 

(G 4 ) Bee-Sting. — Tobacco macerated and applied, gives 
instant relief of pain and abates the swelling; the same 
for discoloration from bruises. Moistened saleratus, applied 
to a Bee-sting, removes the pain in one minute. Touch a 
bee-sting with ice, anon the pain is gone. 

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SECTION 69, H 4 . I 4 . J 4 . K 4 . L 4 . M 4 . N 4 . O 4 . P 4 . Q 4 . 

(H 4 ) Nose Bleed. — Smell of spirits of camphor, or hold 
warm fresh ashes up against the nose. 

(I 4 ) Consumption. — " Contract Malaria, this produces an 
excess of bile, which is death to the bacillus , whose ravages 
in the lungs cause consumption ; also rub the chest with ox 
gall." 

(J 4 ) Pneumonia. — "Antipyrin abates the pain and induces 
sleep, cuts short the disease. The same in dose of 15 
grains for adult, cures any kind of Headache, and neuralgic 
pain in the head in J^ an hour." 

(K 4 ) Croup. — Cubebs powdered, (6 ounces in a vessel) 
place over a fire, and have the patient inhale the fumes, 
and live. 

(L 4 ) Asthma. — Sometimes arrested in one minute by a 
teaspoonful of gin. 

(M 4 ) Gastric Ulcer. — " Take Condurango wine, with 
wine of iron, equal parts mixed, adult, a tablespoonful 
6 times a day. Patient ready for duty in 10 days; but 
better keep up treatment with abated doses for 2 or 3 
months." 

(N 4 ) Epithelioma. — " Apply Cocaine, 20 grains, in solu- 
tion, on cotton. After 30 minutes the mass will fall away 
by slightest touch ; and the parts heal kindly." 

(O 4 ) Felon. — " Apply at as early a stage as possible, cloths 
saturated with the tincture of Lobelia, and the felon will 
vanish." 

(P 4 ) Neuralgia of Face and Head. — " Into 2 table- 
spoonfuls of Cologne, put 2 teaspoonfuls of salt ; smell and 
be well." 

(Q 4 ) Sick- Headache. — "A few drops of the tincture 
of Chionanthus virginica, timely taken, prevents sick-head- 
ache without fail. Minute doses (56 B) taken 3 times a 
day for a week, then twice a day for a week, and lastly 
once a day for a week, entirely breaks up the habit of sick- 
headache ; the same is specific for Catarrhal Jaundice " 

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SECTION 69, R 4 . 

(R 4 ) " Lying, during sleep at night, with the head lower 
than the rest of the body, Beautifies the face and figure — 
Banishes chest pains and lung affections — Arrests consump- 
tion in the early stage — Stops Sea-sickness — Prevents Apo- 
plexy in old people — Cures Chronic Headache, and Heart 
Disease — Greatly relieves Quinsy, Diphtheria and all Throat 
Affections. The secret of the benefit lies in this, that a 
larger quantity of oxygenized blood is thus supplied to the 
affected organs. 

" In the morning on rising, the upright position should be 
resumed gradually. With elderly people the change from 
the old position must be made gradually, as it takes them 
longer to accustom themselves to the new position. They 
should begin by reducing the pillows until in the course 
of a month the horizontal position is assumed, then about 
every week elevate the foot posts one inch, until raised 
twelve inches. Young folks, and those that do a great deal 
of brain work, require a more sloping position." 



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SECTION 70. 

HONEY BEE. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for Apis.— Stinging, burn- 
ing pains — tenderness of the walls of the abdomen — pale, 
waxy bloat of the skin — ailments worse by heat in general 
— soreness and burning relieved by cold water applied — 
desire for milk, which agrees. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, A. 

Apis mellifica, in minute doses, is a remedy almost with- 
out an equal for Inflammation with serous effusion, in vari- 
ous parts of the body; especially useful for Meningitis with 
piercing shrieks — Keratitis — Glossitis — Quinsy — Inflamma- 
tion of the peritoneum, ovary, kidney, bladder, prostate 
gland with enlargement — Irritation of the bladder — Stran- 
gury — CEdema of the glottis — Dropsy, especially after 
scarlet fever — Bright's disease — Ague (p.m.) — Erythema — 
Hives — Erysipelas — Scarlet fever. 

Ovarian Tumor. — (Size of a child's head) cured in 5 
weeks, by putting 12 live honey bees in a teacupful of scald- 
ing water, and having the patient take a tablespoonful of 
this tea, 3 times a day. This same tea may be used instead 
of the trituration, Section 56, A, for all the ailments requir- 
ing Apis. 

jg^ Lilium tigrinum, dose 56, B, is a superior remedy 
for Ovarian affections — Prolapsus uteri — False pains — 
Threatened miscarriage — also good for Astigmatism. 



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SECTION 71. 

HOP. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, i to 2 ounces of the infusion — 
Tincture or elixir 1 to 2 drachms — Fluid extract 10 minims 
— Lupulin 5 to 10 grains. Child, see Section 56, A. 

Vomiting of Pregnancy. — (Morning sickness) — Drink 
freely of Hop-tea. 

Pain. — Apply a bag of Hops hot ; dry, or wet by being 
steeped in hot water. 

Baby's Colic. — Pour a tablespoonful of scalding water 
on one hop head, sweeten the tea slightly, and give it by the 
teaspoonful every 10 or 15 minutes. 

Nose Bleed. — Snuff into the nostrils the dust of hops; 
nothing better. 

Gathered Breasts. — Hops, stewed in lard, applied as a 
poultice. 

Hop Bitters. — Formula: Buchu leaves 2 ounces; Hops 
y 2 pound ; boil in 5 quarts of water, in an iron vessel for 
half an hour; when lukewarm add essence of Wintergreen 
2 ounces, and 1 pint of Alcohol. Dose 1 tablespoonful 3 
times a day before eating. Cure "Dyspepsia — Liver complaint 
— Rheumatism. ' ' 



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SECTION 72. 

HORSE-CHESTNUT. 
GENERAL INDICATIONS for ^Esculus hippo. — 
Lameness of the loins, back gives out when walking — Dry- 
ness and pricking sensation in the anus as from little sticks. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, ^to i drachm of the tincture 
iEsculin 5 to 30 grains. Child, see Section 56, A. 

Piles. — Specific. One drop of the tincture of ^Esculus 
hippocast, in a tablespoonful of water, taken before meals, 
and on retiring to bed at night, will cure almost any case 
of piles in a week. If the case is complicated with falling 
of the bowel, it will also correct that trouble. The same is 
excellent for a lame, weak back, that gives out when walk- 
ing or stooping. Carrying a horse-chestnut about the person 
is said to obviate giddiness and prevent piles. 

Gout — Rheumatism — Neuralgia. — " May be rubbed 
away in three days with the oil of horse-chestnut." 



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SECTION 73. 

HOT AIR. 

The Hot Air Sweat Bath. — Controls Pain in general— 
(of Rheumatism — Gout — Neuralgia) — Breaks up a cold at 
once — Cures Dropsy, by taking 3 sweats a week — Cleanses 
the system of many Impurities. 

A convenient mode of taking the bath is as follows : 
Into a common tin basin, containing a little water, set a 
teacup, quarter full of alcohol ; place a common wooden 
bottom chair in the centre of the room, and place the basin 
slightly under the back part of it ; now the patient, un- 
dressed, except retaining a girdle if desired, with a woolen 
blanket over the shoulders and back, (square, shawl fashion, 
trailing behind), should be seated on the chair with some- 
thing soft to sit on ; and the blanket behind not allowed to 
remain next to the person, but extended out over the back 
of the chair, like a tent; the outer edges of the blanket 
being held out on the stretch by bricks or sad-irons 
placed on them. The blanket must be pinned at the chin 
and down front, and a shawl or another blanket should also 
be pinned apron-like on front. A soft rug should be 
placed under the bare feet. Have at hand also a basin con- 
taining some cold water and a couple of cloths. Now, 
having everything ready, light a small piece of paper, and 
lifting the blanket place the blazing paper in the teacup of 
alcohol and fasten down the blanket. In a few minutes the 
patient will feel very hot from the burning alcohol, and if 
there should be any place where the heat is painful, one of 
the cold wet cloths should be handed in at the front under 
the blanket, for the patient to take and apply to that part. 
The patient's head, in the meantime, should be kept wet and 
cool by an attendant applying the other cloth. Soon sweat 

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will flow profusely, with relief of all pain. After about ten 
minutes' sweating, blow out the flame of the alcohol and 
remove the basin, and let the patient, remaining wrapped in 
the blanket, get into bed and cover up warmly, and thus 
continue the sweating for a while, and not have the cover- 
ing changed until the sweating has subsided. This is the 
most masterly way of procuring a thorough sweat that I 
have ever seen tried. 

I^H^A French physician, having been bitten by a mad 
dog, was attacked with Hydrophobia, the spasms recurring 
every five minutes, and, driven to desperation, he determined 
to terminate his existence by taking a hot steam bath, and 
thus die by suffocation ; but to his great astonishment and 
joy, when the heat reached 57 Centigrade, all symptoms 
of rabies disappeared, and never returned. During his pro- 
fessional life afterward, he attended eighty persons bitten 
by rabid dogs and saved all by the hot air bath. A strong, 
determined resolve not to succumb to it, has dispelled rabies. 



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SECTION 74. 

HOT WATER. 
Hot Water Treatment. — Quantity: — i to i^ pints at 
one drinking, begin with smaller amount and gradually in- 
crease the quantity, until all rank odor disappears from the 
urine, then continue with that quantity — Time: — I to 2 
hours before each meal, and y 2 hour before going to bed — 
Mode : — sip (not drink) the hot water ; may consume 1 5 to 
20 minutes in taking the draught — Course : — -6 months, in 
order to cleanse all the organism. As it makes well people 
better, may continue as long as you please. 

(A) If at first there should be Diarrhoea, boil some pepper 
grains in the water. If there shoidd be constipation, boil 
bran, tied up in a bag, in the water. 

(B) At the beginning of treatment, the stools will be foul 
and black with bile washed down, but after a few months 
they will become like those of an infant; the urine also 
will become clear as champagne, free from odor and de- 
posit; perspiration will start freely after drinking each 
time, giving the skin-pores a bath and making the skin 
soft, fresh and clear; digestion will be correspondingly 
improved; all unnatural thirst and dryness of mem- 
branes will disappear; hankering for strong drinks will 
vanish, and the system be in splendid working condi- 
tion. This is the fundamental treatment for all Chronic 
Diseases. 

Hot Fomentation. — Ready method of preparing it. 
Take a flannel cloth folded to required thickness and size, 
damp, but not dripping, place this between the folds of a 
newspaper, lapping it well over the cloth, lay it on a hot 
stove ; in a moment it will be ready for application ; may 
heat it with a hot sad-iron if preferred. 

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SECTION 74. HOT WATER. 

Headache. — (Even in Fever and Diphtheria.) — Hot 
mustard water foot-bath often relieves — A glass of hot water 
taken every morning before breakfast prevents sick-head- 
ache. 

(C) In case of injury to the head, from a blow or fall, apply- 
hot water fomentation. 

Earache. — Pour a small stream of warm water into the 
ear. Hold your mouth over the ear and breathe your 
warm breath into it, as long at a time as you can hold the 
breath, repeat as often as needful. 

Sore Throat — Quinsy. — Gargle frequently and freely 
with hot water in which black pepper grains have been 
boiled, and apply to the throat flannel cloths wrung out of the 
same hot water, and cover them with dry ones. Steam 
received into the mouth and throat from baked oats, steep- 
ing in hot water, is a charming thing for Quinsy. 

Croup — Cold on the Chest. — Hot fomentation to throat 
and chest, and hot foot-bath — excellent. 

(D) Dyspepsia — Indigestion — Vomiting. — There is 
nothing more immediately effective in the removal of these 
troubles than moderate draughts of hot water taken before 
meals. The general complaint will be that it nauseates, but 
the weakest stomach will take it after a little perseverance, 
and it will become rather pleasant than otherwise. A glass 
of ice water is said to arrest digestion for one hour. A 
drink of hot water will sometimes stop vomiting when cold 
water would be immediately ejected. Hot water is the best 
thing to give in case of vomiting from etherization. 

(D 2 ) Gastric Catarrh — Stomach-ache after meals — 
Acidity of Stomach after meals — Engorged liver with 
Heart trouble — Habitual Constipation. — Take a goblet 
of water no° F., or hotter, every morning before breakfast, 
sipping it slowly, and the same before retiring to bed at night. 
Persevere for weeks if necessary. This treatment is very 
beneficial in Bright 's Disease. 

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SECTION 74. — HOT WATER. 

Colic — Violent pains in Stomach and Bowels. — Drink 
hot water by the tumblerful, one after another, a dozen or 
more if necessary, until the pain is conquered. Never mind 
if it be rejected by the stomach, persevere unto victory. 
Hot water should also at the same time be injected into the 
bowels ; for this purpose place patient on the left side, with 
hips raised and give frequent copious injections ; have these 
retained as long as possible, also apply hot fomentations to 
the abdomen. 

(E) The same treatment for "Kidney colic" — (stone 
lodged) — and "Gall-stone colic" aided by hot sitz baths and 
hot fomentations to seat of pain. Pains of Dysentery are 
greatly relieved by injections of hot water, and the cure 
promoted thereby. 

Cholera. — " Rough and ready treatment; successful in 106 
cases in succession. First administer an emetic — Ipecac 30 
grains and Tartar emetic 2 grains, mixed, in a wineglass of 
cold water — after the emetic has acted, follow with copious 
draughts of hot water, say about 8 or 10 quarts, to clear the 
stomach of poisonous bile. If the vomiting or purging 
should continue, give dilute sulphuric acid 30 drops in a 
wineglass of cold water; if needful repeat it. Sulphuric 
acid has a better effect after the stomach has been cleansed. 
The patient should be allowed no solid food Tor at least five 
days." 

Congestion of the Lungs — Pneumonia. — Apply hot 
fomentations to the chest — or hot poultices — frequently re- 
newed, and kept covered with dry compresses. 

Enuresis — (Wetting the bed). — Take a warm bath, and 
a brisk dry rub off before retiring to bed — Sleep on a hard 
bed without a pillow — wear in bed a sash tied around the 
waist with a large hard knot behind, to prevent lying on the 
back. 

Breasts Engorged— " Caked "-—Threatening to gather. 
—Apply to the breasts flannel cloths, of several fold thick- 

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SECTION 74. — HOT WATER. 

ness, wrung out of hot water ; and cover them with oil silk, 
to retain the warmth and moisture ; renew as often as re- 
quired — speedy relief. 

Painful Flow of Menses. — Take warm hip baths, half 
hour at a time. The same will often bring on the courses 
when suppressed. Hot fomentations to the back, low down, 
will arrest an overflow of menses. 

Falling of the Womb. — Replace by position, see Section 
69, H 2 . Remain in bed for several days, and take, per vagina, 
injections of hot water, hot as the hand can bear — 3 pints 
at a time, twice a day — very satisfactory treatment. 

(E) Lady's Ailments in general. — (Uterine and vaginal 
congestion, inflammation and ulceration — Painful menstrua- 
tion — Leucorrhcea — Sterility.) — Take vaginal injections of 
hot salt water, 3 pints at a time, twice a day ; throwing the 
injection well up, and making it hotter each day, until as 
hot as can be borne by the patient's hand ; persevere for a 
month or more if necessary — until well. 

Easy Labor and rapid recovery. — Administer from the 
outset and during labor, frequent copious injections of hot 
water per rectum. 

Flooding after Confinement. — Inject into the womb, 3 
pints of hot water, not quite as hot as can be borne by pa- 
tient's hand ; repeat if necessary. 

Lockjaw. — Apply to the nape of the neck, and along the 
spine, flannel cloths dipped in hot water just bearable, cover 
with dry cloths and renew often. 

Convulsions of Children. — Strip and put the patient 
into warm water ; submerge as entirely as possible, retain 
in the bath 10 or 15 minutes, and apply at the same time to 
the head, cloths wrung out of cold water. If patient is an 
infant, very feeble, exhausted by diarrhoea, do not keep it 
in bath longer than 2 or 3 minutes, and give as a stimulant 
brandy and milk. Copious injections of warm water, con- 
taining a few drops of the Spirits of Camphor, should 
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SECTION 74. HOT WATER. 

always be administered, to insure success in the treatment 
of Convulsions. 

(F) Apparent Death from any cause. — Pour hot water, 
not scalding hot, from a height upon the heart region ; per- 
severe ; cases occurring from convulsions have been restored 
thus after apparent death of an hour. Cloths dipped in 
scalding hot water and laid over the heart, will start its 
action, if life is not extinct. Heating the bowl of a spoon 
hot, and making with it repeated quick taps over the heart, 
will sometimes excite the heart to action in case of apparent 
death. The same acts like an electric current, and is some- 
times effectual in subduing Neuralgia, especially Sciatica. 
Fresh grated horse radish, mixed with vinegar, and applied 
over the heart has a powerful effect in restoring the heart 
action. In case of apparent death from flooding ', place sand- 
bags, very hot, under the back of the head and neck, and 
constantly renew them ; the restorative effect is wonderful. 

Bleeding Wound. — Pour upon it a light stream of hot 
water — 130 to 140 F. — or apply hot water on sponge — 
very effectual. 

Piles, inflamed and very painful. — Sit upon a chamber 
vessel containing steaming hot water. 

Prostate gland, inflamed and enlarged. — Constant 
application of hot fomentations to the perineum, with hot 
water injections into the rectum, gives great relief. 

(G) Pain in general — (Neuralgia — Rheumatism — 
Stiff neck — Pain from an injury, sprain, strain, wound). 
— Apply a flannel cloth wrung out of hot water, cover this 
with a dry towel, and over it pass slowly and lightly a hot 
sad-iron ; constantly moving it, as the patient winces from 
the heat ; this controls the pain. 

Sprain. — Place the part in hot water, or apply hot water, 
as hot as can be borne until the pain and swelling subside, 
then apply hot fomentations containing tincture of Arnica 
or Hypericum, or Pond's Extract of Witch Hazel ; cover 

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SECTION 74. — HOT WATER. 

with raw cotton, and bandage over all. Application of 
electricity has acted well for sprains. 

Burn and scald. — Continuous application of tepid water 
— 90 to ioo° F. Very good. 

Congelation — Frozen Condition. — The old idea of slow 
heat is exploded. Put the frozen person at once into hot 
water, and rub the body and limbs all over briskly. This 
is the safest and surest mode of treatment, as proven by 
experiment with dogs. Give Rhus tox, doses 56, B ; 

Local Sweat — (Sweating hands, feet, arm-pits, gen- 
itals). — Bathe the part with hot water, hot as can be borne, 
until red and tingling, several times a day. 

Ague. — Even chronic cases cured at once. After the 
Chill, and during the heat before it reaches its height, get 
into the bath tub, in luke-warm water, submerged to the 
chin, keeping the while a cold cloth on the head ; when the 
fever goes off, get out of the bath, wipe dry and dress — no 
more ague. 

Gout. — Cure in 3 days. Take a tumblerful of tepid 
water, every 20 minutes for 3 hours after breakfast each 
day. Victory sure. A tumblerful of hot water taken in 
the mornings keeps gout away. 

Ingrowing toe-nail. — Immerse the part as often and as 
long a time as convenient, in warm water ; during several 
weeks ; by this treatment the pain and inflammation gradu- 
ally subside, and the nail resumes its natural growth. 



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SECTION 75. 

ICE. 

Quinsy. — Apply to the throat a bladder containing 
pounded ice. The same is excellent for quinsy of horses. 

(A) Sick Stomach (nausea, vomiting). — Eat crushed 
ice. Drink iced champagne. The same is often serviceable 
in vomiting of pregnancy. Vomiting in Typhoid fever may 
be promptly arrested by application of Ice to the lower part 
of the spine. 

Cramp in stomach and bowels. — Removed by applica- 
tion of Ice to the spine opposite to the seat of pain. 

(B) Menses scanty or suppressed. — Place India-rubber 
bags containing crushed ice to the back, low down, for half 
an hour at a time, repeat as often as required. The same 
by daily applications one or two hours at a time restores 
the Fallijig womb to its place, and cures Leucorrhoea. 

Shrunken breasts. — Apply Ice to the back in rubber 
bags, opposite to the breasts, two hours at a time twice a 
day, for several weeks. If one only is shrunken, apply the 
Ice to the side of the back opposite that breast. Hot-water 
bags applied in the same way will diminish the size of the 
breasts. 

Local Anaesthesia — Insensibility to pain. — Mix 
pounded ice or snow with salt in equal parts, and apply the 
mixture enveloped in a soft cloth to the part to be operated 
upon, as a felon or abscess ; when the part becomes numb, 
cut and there will be no pain. 

Opium poisoning. — Profound stupor. " We inserted one 

or two pints of Ice reduced to small pieces into the rectum, 

also applied Ice in gum bags, or wrapped in flannel to the 

spine along the back of the neck, and in the arm-pits. 

Restoration was effected in ten minutes." 

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SECTION 76. — INDIGO. 

Sudden Sinking, from Hemorrhage. — Apply Ice to the 
spine, and hot sand bags under the back of the head. 

Strangury. — Impossible to pass water. Plug the rectum 
with Ice in small pieces; in twenty minutes urine will drop, 
then a stream flow. A few inhalations of Chloroform will 
start the flow ; so will sitting upon a chamber vessel con- 
taining chopped onions, steeping in hot water. 

Spasms of Children. — Apply Ice to the back of the 
neck, near the base of the brain. Never apply Ice directly 
to the head ; it is not safe. 

Cold feet. — Chronic condition. Apply Ice in rubber bag, 
to the back, low down, an hour at a time, once a day, for a 
week. Permanent cure. 

Ice preserved in the Sick room. — Tie a piece of flannel, 
the coarser the better, loosely over the top of a tumbler, 
so that it may bag down like a funnel into the tumber, not 
quite touching the bottom ; into this put the Ice, and cover 
it with flannel ; when needing to be renewed pour out the 
drippings. Ice will keep thus for hours, in the hottest 
weather. 



SECTION 76. 



INDIGO. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS.— Gloominess with weep- 
ing — rising flushes — deceptive sensations — pains relieved by 
rubbing. 

Minute Dose. — See Section 56, A. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, 20 to 60 grains. Child, see Sec- 
tion 56, A. 

Indigo, in minute doses, cures Epilepsy — Worm spasms 
— Hypochondriasis, especially of young people — Melan- 
choly — Deep mental gloom, spending whole nights in tears 
— Prolapsus ani, specific. 

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SECTION 77. 

IODINE. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS.— Emaciation with good 
appetite — constant desire to change position — feeling too 
weary to talk — ailments worse by walking or riding — better 
by warmth and after eating — craving for food, must eat 
every few hours. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B. Iodoform Section 56, 
C-D 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, 10 or 20 drops of the tincture 
— Compound tincture 10 to 30 drops — Iodoform pills 1 to 3 
grains. Child, see Section 56, B. 

Hypodermatic Dose. — 

Iodoform, ethereal solution, 4 grains daily. Used especially in the treat- 
ment of Syphilis. 

g^ tt ' " In calomel you have the remedy for Syphilis; inject \% grains 
suspended in mucilage into the gluteal region every 3 days ; four applications 
effect the cure." 

(A) Iodine, in minute doses, is a leading remedy for 
Membranous croup — Spasm of the glottis — Womb cancer — 
Cancerous affections in general — Corrosive, bloody leucor- 
rhcea — Chronic jaundice, brown — Emaciation with a good 
appetite — Ague with jaundice — Induration of Glands — 
Typhoid Fever with ulceration of the intestines — Pneumo- 
nia, cuts it short ; greatest remedy for preventing the forma- 
tion of pus. 

(B) " Iodia, adult, 1 drachm 3 times a day, is almost 
specific for Scrofula and Skin disease, even syphilitic — a great 
remedy also for Ailments peculiar to Ladies — Cures Leucor- 
rhoea of little girls ? 

(C) Iodine, also Bromine, taken by inhalation, cures Bron- 
chitis , acute and chronic — Hay Asthma — Catarrh of the air 

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SECTION J?. IODINE. 

passages — and True croup. A convenient way to administer 
them is to put into a drachm vial, half full of pure water, 
four or five drops of the tincture of Iodine or Bromine, a 
part only of which will be dissolved, whilst the rest will 
fall to the bottom, and be taken up, as fast as that already 
in solution passes off by its excessive volatility. Thus the 
solution may be kept of uniform strength from 24 to 36 
hours. For administration, the vial is to be held with the 
uncorked end in the mouth, so that the vapor will be inhaled 
through the mouth. The first few inhalations will cause some 
resistance on the part of children, but by having them take 
two or three, and then waiting a minute, this is easily over- 
come. Most little patients will take it while sleeping. In croup 
give it every 2 or 3 hours, during an interval of about 30 
inhalations, or until it causes severe coughing and vomiting. 
Either Iodine or Bromine may be used, whichever seems 
best. In Chronic Bronchitis and Chronic Catarrh of the air 
passages, inhale it 5 minutes at a time, 4 or 5 times a day. 

(D) Tincture of Iodine applied, heals Ulcers in the mouth 
and throat — Cures diseased gums — Removes tartar from the 
teeth — Applied around the eye, cures Photophobia — A woolen 
cloth sprinkled on one side with the same, and worn as a 
collar, with the saturated side next to the skin, is useful in 
Bronchocele. 

(E) Tincture of Iodine, by injection into the part (1 oz.) 
cured Hydrarthrosis. By injection into the part (1 to 4 
drachms) cured Hydrocele. Three thicknesses of thread 
saturated with Iodine tincture, and drawn through the part 
as a seton, also cured Hydrocele. 

(F) Iodine solution, 1 ounce to the pint of water, kept 
constantly applied, dissipates the swelling or enlargement 
of Glands — Cures Orchitis. 

(G) Iodoform lotion, 1 part to 1 5 water, constantly applied, 
removes abnormal mammary growths — Breast lumps — Cures 
House Maid's knee — Purulent Ophthalmia of infants. 

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SECTION JJ. — IODINE. 

(H) Iodoform i part, with Collodion 1 5 parts, mixed and 
applied night and morning, removes Pleurisy pains and chest 
pains of consumption. 

(I) Iodoform ointment is excellent for Onychia — Broncho- 
cele — Enlargement of the Prostate Gland. 

(J) Iodoform powder, being the safest and best of all anti- 
septics, is the standard dressing for external ulcerations in 
general. jg^l^Iodol has been found to be an admirable 
substitute for Iodoform, having none of the odor or poisonous 
properties of the latter. 

(K) Iodoform on cotton pledgets, inserted into the nose 
very loosely, in one nostril one night, and into the other the 
next, thus alternating nightly, is said to cure Chronic nasal 
catarrh — Ozczna. For masking the odor of Iodoform, the 
oleate of zinc dry, (made by double decomposition) is the 
desideratum par excellence. Its addition in quantity re- 
quired is admissible both in the form of ointment and 
powder. The oil of Wintergreen, also the oil of Pepper- 
mint, conceals the odor of Iodoform. 

Goitre. — With camel-hair brush paint the tumor with 
tincture of iodine, of such strength as to make the skin 
dark orange color ; do this in the evening, and in the morn- 
ing wash it off with aqua ammoniae diluted. If the Iodine 
be applied too strong it will fail, not otherwise. If the goitre 
contains fluid, let it out by trocar, and inject a solution of 
Iodine and water, equal parts. If it originates from the 
heart, is vascular, eyes project — take Belladonna, Section 56, 
dose B, C or D. " Iodia 1 drachm, 3 times a day to an 
adult, always cures Goitre." 

Hiccough. — Iodine tincture, 3 drops in water, every y 2 
hour for 3 times, sure to stop it. 

Asthma. — " Paint to a blister the front of the neck, from 
ear to ear, and from jawbone to collar bone, with tincture of 
Iodine. This masters the most desperate cases. Try the 
same for croup!' 

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SECTION 77 '. — IODINE. 

For relief of Asthma, bathe chest and throat, 3 times 
a day with liniment, made of oil of Stillingia 4 drachms ; 
oil of Cajeput 2 drachms ; oil of Lobelia 1 drachm ; and 
Alcohol 1 ounce. Mixed. 

(L) "The grand specific" for Asthma, is silphium lacinia- 
tum. Adult, 1 5 to 20 drop doses. The same cured a con- 
sumptive patient ', adult, raising 3 pints a day of frothy, watery 
matter. Dose, 5 drops every 3 hours. 

Vomiting (from any cause). — Compound tincture of 
Iodine, 5 drops in a teaspoonful of water, repeat in 20 min- 
utes if necessary. 

Flooding after Labor—" Inject Iodine tincture, diluted 
one-half with water, or even without dilution, from 2 to 6 
ounces ; it will do no injury even if it enters the womb ; 
it never fails to control the hemorrhage." 

Erysipelas of the Scalp. — Paint it with tincture of 
Iodine. 

Sty — Incipient Carbuncle or Boil. — Paint it with tinct- 
ure of Iodine, and thus abort it. To abort a sty or boil, 
anoint it frequently with a mixture of Glycerine 2 drachms ; 
Rose water 2 drachms; and Carbolic acid 15 drops. Or 
use Pond's extract as a lotion. 

Smallpox pustules kept off of the face.— Paint the in- 
side of the thighs with Iodine tincture, at the outset of the 
disease, and all the pustules will form on the parts painted ; 
none on the face. 

Orchitis. — Iodoform ointment (2 grains of Iodoform to 30 
grains simple ointment) relieves the pain in an hour. Satu- 
rating the scrotum with coal oil stops the pain in 5 minutes. 
Strychnine Poisoning. — " Unfailing antidote " — Iodine 
tincture 30 drops in a tablespoonful of whiskey. Almost 
immediately the spasms cease, and directly that " awful feel- 
ing " disappears from the head. 

Rattlesnake Bite. — "Specific" — Iodine tincture, adult 
6 drops ; repeat in 3 hours if necessary. 

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SECTION 78. 

IPECACUANHA. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS.— Persistent nausea— aver- 
sion to all food — discharges of blood — rattling respiration 
— pipes clogged with phlegm — worse by lying down. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, A-B-C. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, ^g- to T V grain of the powder 
— Wine 10 to 30 minims — Syrup 5 to 60 minims. Emetic 
20 to 30 grains. Child, see Section 56, A. 

Ipecacuanha in Minute doses, stands in the front rank of 
remedies for Catarrh of the Chest, with pipes choked with 
phlegm. Asthma with smothering tightness of the Chest. 
Cerebro-spinal meningitis, success in every case. Choroi- 
ditis (Bryonia and Gelsemium). Bloody dysentery — Bloody, 
slimy diarrhcea. Diarrhoea with or without vomiting — 
Bloody vomit — Bilious vomit — Black vomit — Vomiting or 
nausea from any cause. 

One drop of the wine of Ipecac, taken after each spell 
of vomiting, even in pregnancy, stops it directly. 

Hemorrhage — Flooding — Vomiting or Purging blood. 
— Spitting blood. — Ipecac, Adult, 2 grains every 20 min- 
utes : as soon as it produces nausea the bleeding will stop, 
if not before. One drop of the wine of Ipecac, taken every 
5 minutes arrests Bleeding from the nose, or Hemorrhage 
from the lungs or other parts, as if by magic. 

Weak, Lingering Labor. — Ipecac, 2 grains, will spur up 
labor at once, much better than Ergot, for it relaxes and 
dilates the os, which Ergot does not ; at the same time it 
invigorates and strengthens the expulsive efforts. 

Miscarriage imminent. — Cannot be obviated — Take 
Ipecac, 2 grains, to expedite expulsion, and stand guard 
against hemorrhage. 

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SECTION 79. 

IRON. 
GENERAL INDICATIONS.— Bloodless pallor, with 
crimson flushes from the least pain or emotion — passive dis- 
charge of blood — sheer exhaustion — ailments worse when 
sitting, better by gentle motion. 

Minute Dose. — See Section 56, A-C. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, 20 to 40 minims of the Iodide 
syrup — Perchlorid liquor 5 to 15 drops — Hypophosphite 
syrup I to 2 drachms — Dialysed Iron 10 to 20 drops, 3 
times a day. Child, see Sec. 56, A. Tincture of Iron in 
simple syrup, a dose put into a teaspoonful of the syrup, 
and taken in a small quantity of sweet milk, has no un- 
pleasant taste. 

(A) The Phosphate of Iron (Ferrum phos., dose Sec. 56, 
A) is the grand specific for headache, there is no remedy 
to be compared with it — It augments the Appetite, one can 
scarcely get enough to eat — Increases the secretion and flow 
of milk in the nursing mother's breasts — Renews the flow 
of Suppressed Lochia — Wards off Apoplexy, by taking a dose 
3 times a day for months, omitting every third week. 

In case of Apoplexy, or sudden stupor from any cause, 
inject a strong decoction of green tea into the bowel, this 
speedily restores consciousness. 

(B) " Iodide of Iron syrup, adult, 20 to 60 drops taken 3 
times a day, stands unsurpassed as a remedy for Wasting 
Cough — Sequel of Pneumonia — Prolapsus ani — Prolapsus 
uteri. For falling of the bowel and womb it is about as 
near a specific as is possible to find." 

Anaemia — Chlorosis. — "Specific in all simple cases." 
Dialysed Iron, 5 to 10 drops, 3 times a day, better taken 

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SECTION 79. — IRON. 

with meals, persevere for months. Helonine (dose Sec. 56, 
A) ; excellent for the same. 

(C) Heart affections (with Anaemia). — Dialysed Iron, 
officinal doses, 3 times a day. The same for CEdema of the 
feet with anaemia. 

Pyrophosphate of Iron, syrup or elixir, adult, 1 to 2 
drachms, 3 times a day, is an excellent preparation of iron, 
for all ancemic conditions ; it does not irritate the stomach, 
nor constipate the bowels. 

Diphtheria. — Reported 80 cures in succession, with Sul- 
phate of Iron powder, blown upon the patches, several 
times a day. 

(D) Perchloride of Iron stands in high repute for diph- 
theria and erysipelas, taken in officinal doses. 

Chronic Diarrhoea — Bowel Consumption — Lientery. 
— Superphosphate of Iron, adult 30 drops after each meal ; 
used with success. (Child, see Sec. 56, A.) 

Jf^i"* (E) Leptandrin (dose 56, A), taken before meals 
and on going to bed, cures Chronic Diarrhoea — Camp Diar- 
rhoea — Chronic Dysentery — -Jaundice — Bowel Complaint of 
Children ; especially if the stools are black. 

Worms. — Crumble some green vitriol on a stove, not too 
hot ; when it turns white, rub it down to a fine powder ; of 
this give to a child, from 5 to 7 years old, as much as would 
make the bulk of a small pea, in syrup or molasses, three 
mornings in succession, then wait three, then give three, 
until nine doses are given. " Sure shot." 

(F) The same, a dose every night, for three weeks, will 
restore the flow of suppressed menses. 

Enuresis — Incontinence of urine (wetting the bed). — 
Parrish's food, Child, 5 to 7 years old, one teaspoonful twice 
a day in water ; almost specific. 

Erysipelas. — " Iron is the remedy. Tincture Ferri Chlor., 
the best form to use ; adult 20 to 30 drops, every 3 or 4 
hours." Child, see Sec. 56, B. 

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SECTION 79. — IRON. 

Ingrowing toe-nail. — Having suffered a long time with 
this affection, I procured some Perchloride of Iron in 
powder form, and insinuated it as deeply as possible between 
the free edge of the nail and the ulcerated surface. I felt 
almost immediately a moderate sensation of pain ; after a 
quarter of an hour, I attempted to walk, and to my great 
satisfaction I found that I could bear my weight on my 
foot without the least pain ; a thing that I had not done 
before for many months. One application cured. 

Sweating of the feet. — Bathe the feet, night and morn- 
ing, for three days in tar-water, half an hour at a time; then 
stop the foot baths, and paint the soles once a day with per- 
chloride of iron. In four days the soles will be found hard 
and dry. Simple and speedy cure. 

(G) Bleeding (from any accessible part). Apply Per- 
sulphate of Iron, dusted on in powder, or upon a plug of lint 
moistened and rolled in the same. Perchloride of Iron 4 
or 5 drops, applied, is sufficient to check the flow from small 
vessels ; and 30 drops applied on cotton or lint will arrest 
hemorrhage from large arteries. 



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SECTION 80. 

JABORANDI. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS.— Excessive flow of saliva, 
tears, sweat, urine and liquid stools. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B — Pilocarpin, Section 56, 
A-D. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, 10 to 30 minims of the Fluid 
Extract — Tincture 2 to 4 drachms — Pilocarpina tV to J^ 
grain. Child, see Section 56, A-B. 

Hypodermatic Dose. — 

Formula: Pilocarpin Nitratis 1 6 grains; Aquse destil. I ounce ; Mix. Adult, 
5 to 15 minims; rarely exceed 10 minims; even ]/& grain or 5 minims will 
sometimes induce excessive flow of sweat, saliva and tears, and distinct fall of 
temperature. Not suitable to use for patients with weak heart. 

It is employed especially in the treatment of Mumps— Metastasis of Mumps 
— Swelling of the glands of neck and jaw — Acute Tonsillitis — Bronchorrhcea — 
Hoarseness — Bronchitis — Pneumonia — Asthmatic paroxysms — Paroxysms of 
Difficult Breathing, accompanying Emphysema — Cardiac Dropsy — Dropsy of 
Acute Albuminuria — Uremia with dyspnoea, delirium and coma — Eclampsia — 
Products of Inflammation — Erysipelas, great success with full doses — Ranula 
— Ague, a dose at the onset aborts the chill and breaks the paroxysm with 
sweat — Alopecia, ■£§ grain into the scalp — Datura poisoning — Hydrophobia, 
to induce sweat — Itching of Jaundice, immediate relief with j 1 ^ grain dose. 

(A) Jaborandi or Pilocarpin, used in minute doses, takes 
a foremost position as a remedy for Flushes at the change 
of life — Falling of the hair — Salivation — Lachrymation — 
Diuresis — Watery dejections — Night sweats — Sweating 
hands and feet — Any local sweating — Excessive general 
sweat, dangerous. In case of very dangerous profuse per- 
spiration, bathe the patient with a solution of Alcohol 1 
pint and Quinia 1 drachm, mixed; use a sponge, bathe a 
small surface at a time, avoid exposure to draught, repeat 
this bath every 2 hours until a cure is effected. 

(B) In ordinary doses, Jaborandi or Pilocarpin manifests a 

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SECTION 80. — JABORANDI. 

powerful control over Inflammation in general — Inflamma- 
tory Fever — Mumps and Quinsy, almost specific — Bronchial 
Catarrh, both acute and chronic — Cold in the head — Coryza 
— Influenza — Ailments from teething, with dry mouth, brain 
in danger. 

Croup. — " Of Fl. Ex. Jaborandi, give child, 5 to 7 years 
of age, 5 to 10 drops every 10 minutes, until free vomiting 
ensues ; this cures. Or Pilocarpin y 2 grain ; Wine of Ipecac. 
I ounce ; Fluid extract of Eucalyptus 6 drachms : and Syrup 
of Tolu to make 4 ounces, mix; and to a child two years 
old give a teaspoonful every y 2 hour. This positively masters 
membranous croup." 

Diphtheria — "True specific" — Fl. Ex. Jaborandi, 10 
drops every hour or two. 

Dropsy about the Heart. — Jaborandi, in officinal doses, 
said to cure desperate cases. 

Erysipelas. — Jaborandi, ordinary dose every hour, re- 
ported grand. 

Agalactia— Milk Secretion Scanty or Suppressed. — 
" Jaborandi, fluid extract 20 drops, 4 times a day, restores 
the flow. The same re-establishes the flow of Suppressed 
Lochia!' Calabar bean, 20 grains to 1 ounce of lard or vase- 
line, applied to the breast, will restore the secretion of milk, 
when it has been suddenly or temporarily arrested. It must 
be carefully washed off before the child is given the breast. 

Urticaria. — " Immediate relief from fluid extract of Ja- 
borandi, adult, 1 teaspoonful." 

Hydrophobia. — It has been suggested that by keeping 
up free perspiration by the use of Jaborandi, the poison of 
rabies might be eliminated from the system. 

H^p"* It has been ascertained by experiments that an ani- 
mal inoculated with the poison of the Viper, will not take 
hydrophobia, however often bitten by mad dogs or inocu- 
lated with the poison of rabies ; hence the conclusion that 
man may be protected in like manner. 

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SECTION 81. 

KAVA-KAVA. 

Minute Dose. — Piper Methysticum, Section 56, B. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, 20 to 40 drops of the Fluid 
extract — Tincture ^ to 1 drachm. Child, see Section 
56, B. 

Agonizing Pains (tossing, "writhing, screaming) — Fu- 
rious Neuralgia — Excruciating Toothache. — Put Piper 
Methysticum, y 2 drachm in y 2 glass of water ; and adult, 
drink one-fourth of the solution at first draught, then take 
2 teaspoonfuls every 10 minutes; sure to conquer. 

Horrible pains when passing urine. — "Adult, take 8 
drops of the fluid extract of Kava-Kava in two tablespoonfuls 
of water every 3 hours; in extreme cases 25 drops at a dose." 
JlHf 01 Pareira brava, tincture of the root, adult, frequent drop 
doses, is said to be the panacea for all Urinary troubles — 
Terrible pains when passing urine, and only possible when 
on the knees — Gravel — Cystitis — Catarrh of the bladder. 

The popular remedy for Bladder Affections, complicated 
with Gravel, Gout or Rheumatism, is Lithiated Hydrangea. 



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SECTION 82. 

KEROSENE. 

Sore Throat — Quinsy — Diphtheria. — "Wrap the throat 
in raw cotton or flannel, saturated with Kerosene. It gives 
prompt relief. The same applied to the breast, breaks up a 
cold on the chest, over night." 

Diphtheritic Croup. — " Have not lost a case in 15 years' 
practice. Make an external application of kerosene oil on 
flannel cloths, keep them thoroughly saturated and con- 
stantly applied by compress." 

Felon — Whitlow. — Place the part affected in a bowl of 
Kerosene oil, completely covering the felon. The pain will 
be arrested immediately, repeat the dip every time the pain 
returns, which will not be often. 

Lice in the head. — One application of coal oil destroys 
them ; the smell soon passes off. " Crab lice " on the geni- 
tals may be destroyed by frequent washings with carbolic 
soap. 



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SECTION 83. 

LARD. 

Fever. — Anoint the body all over with lard several times 
a day, this mode of treatment will conduct almost any 
inflammatory or eruptive fever through its course, success- 
fully to the end. In Scarlet fever f rub the body all over 
twice a day with warm lard, and no dropsy will supervene 
and no contagious element remain. 

(A) Lard alone, applied by thorough inunction three times 
a day will cure the Itch. The same applied inside the anus, 
night and morning, will destroy seat worms. 

Burns and Scalds. — Apply flour and lard in equal parts 
mixed. Nothing better. 

(B) The most astonishing thing that I know of in regard 
to this mixture is its power to bring a gathering speedily to 
head — it excels all poultices that I have ever seen tried. 

Constipation of Infants. — Anoint the abdomen well 
with warm lard, or castor oil at bedtime. 

Baby's Colic. — Anoint the abdomen with hot lard, con- 
taining some laudanum. 

Lumbago. — A plaster 4 by 6 inches of bacon rind, fat 
side in, applied to the part affected gives wonderful relief. 
The same is excellent for Sore throat. A bandage of en- 
ameled cloth, or silk oil cloth around the loins, outside a 
flannel shirt, produces perspiration of the parts, and greatly 
relieves the pain. Equal parts of Collodium ; tincture of 
Iodine ; and Ammonia water ; mixed and applied over the 
parts affected, with camel-hair brush, constitutes an instan- 
taneous remedy for Lumbago. 



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SECTION 84. 

LEAD. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for Plumbum aceticum.— 
Seizures of pain in the bowels with retraction of the navel, 
attended with delirium — relief of pain by rubbing — stools 
like sheep dung in balls. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, A. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, acetate 1 to 8 grains — Nitrate 
% to % grain. Child, see Section 56, A. 

Burns and Scalds — Erysipelas— Carbuncle — Ec- 
zema. — Cover the parts with white lead paint, mixed with 
linseed oil to the consistency of thick cream. The pain of 
a burn will cease in a few minutes after the application, no 
discharge will ensue, and no further application be needed, 
only when the burn is very deep. The same for Erysipelas, 
renewing the coats occasionally, likewise for Carbuncle and 
Eczema. Oil of Peppermint, painted upon a burned or 
scalded surface, will arrest the pain at once, as also the pain 
of superficial Neuralgia. 

Malignant Onychia. — Cut away the dead part, and cover 
thickly with Nitrate of Lead powder; in a few days the 
slough will come off, leaving a sound surface. 

Ingrowing toe-nail. — Dust the diseased parts with Ni- 
trate of Lead powder, every three days, this will soon effect 
a cure. Lotion of Sanguinaria tincture, 10 drops to ounce 
of water, frequently applied, is also said to cure the trouble. 
To remove a nail with as little pain as possible, cover it 
with a thin layer of Nitrate of Silver, and then apply a 
poultice ; after 24 hours this will loosen the nail, now con- 
tinue the caustic and poultice in alternation until the nail 
can be lifted off. 

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SECTION 84. — LEAD. 

Ring- worm. — Compound Citrine Ointment, one thor- 
ough application cures. 

Birth Mark — Naevus. — Keep it covered with white lead 
paint, mixed as thick as cream with linseed oil. 

Lead water and Laudanum, equal parts mixed, and ap- 
plied ice cold, has been found very effective in subduing 
pain and inflammation from an injury , bruise, sprain, lacer- 
ated wound, compound fracture. 



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SECTION 85. 

LEDUM. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS.— Want of vital warmth- 
ailments from injuries, with coldness — sprained feeling about 
the joints — pains better when warm in bed. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, 1 to 3 drops of the tincture. 
Child, see Section 56, B. 

Ledum palustre, even in minute doses, more or less fre- 
quently repeated according to the necessity of the case, 
cures Lichen — CEdema of the feet — Chronic Gout — Cold 
Rheumatism of wrists and ankles — Catarrhal Deafness — 
Irritating and Poisonous effects from bites of mosquitoes 
and other insects, stings of bees, and pains from splinters and 
stab wounds (Cicuta) — Intense coldness or Spasms from 
wounds — Skin poisoning in general. 

H^f^A) Rhododendron Chrysanthemum — General Indi- 
cations. — Sprained feeling in the joints — bruised feeling in 
the testes — spicy odor of the sweat — attacks of pain in 
spots, thence radiating — ailments worse in cold, damp 
weather, and before a thunder storm, also by rest; better by 
gentle motion. (Minute dose, see Sec. 56, B — ordinary 
dose, Adult 5 to 15 drops of tincture. Child, see Sec. 56, 
B.) This remedy given in alternation with Ledum, 3 drops 
of the tincture of each, every 3 hours, cured four cases 
of Chronic Rheumatic affections of the joints (Chronic 
arthritis) that had withstood all treatment for years ; it may 
take months, but the cure will come. The same for Chronic 
gout. A case of Hydrocele i 5 years' standing (from birth), 
was cured by Rhododendron, minute dose, 4 times a day, 
and bathing the parts with tincture of the same, diluted 
with water 1 to 3 parts. 

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SECTION 86. 

LEMON. 

In order to check a Diarrhoea, drink hot lemonade. To 

arrest Immoderate flow of Menses, suck the juice of lemons. 

To harden the nipples before confinement, begin two weeks 

in advance and anoint them daily with lemon juice. To stop 

flooding, inject the juice of half dozen lemons into the womb. 

Lemon juice taken freely cures Sweating Rheumatism 
and Scurvy. To cure Biliousness — instead of taking calo- 
mel — take the juice of one, two or three lemons, according 
as the appetite craves, in as much water as will render it 
pleasant to drink, without sugar, before going to bed ; and 
in the morning, half hour before breakfast, take the juice of 
one lemon in a goblet of water. 

Cough — Chronic Bronchitis — Consumption. — Boil one 
dozen lemons in enough water to cover them, until a straw 
will pierce through the skin easily, then mash them through 
a colander, and put them back on the stove, and add one 
pound of white sugar and two ounces of Gum arabic, and 
boil twenty minutes. Of this syrup take a tablespoonful as 
often as you please, until well. The raw lemon juice eaten 
with sugar, often stops a cough from a cold promptly. 

Chilblain — Frost bite. — Dilute Citric acid and Pepper- 
mint water, in equal parts, mixed ; and applied twice a day 
soon effect a cure. 

Cancer pain. — Citric acid i drachm, in water 8 ounces, 
mix, and apply the solution with a camel-hair brush; im- 
mediate relief. Renew the application as often as needful. 
Pledgets of lint saturated with the same and applied 
answer the purpose. 

After-Pains. — " Citric acid 5 grains, given in 2 ounces of 
water, every half hour soon arrests after-pains." 

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SECTION 86. — LEMON. 

Foul water rendered palatable and innoxious to drink. 
— Put into the water a sufficient quantity of Citric acid to 
give a touch of it to the taste. One part of the acid in two 
thousand parts of water, will kill all microscopic life in two 
minutes. Prepare fresh every day. Stagnant water made 
into lemonade becomes harmless to drink. Jf^i" 1 Diarrhoea 
caused by drinking bad water, is best controlled by taking 
the essence of ginger. 



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SECTION 87. 

LIFE ROOT. 

Minute Dose. — Senecio, Section 56, B. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, y& to 1 drachm of the Fluid 
Extract of Senecio — Senecin 1 to 5 grains. Child, see Sec- 
tion 56, B. 

Senecio gracilis, in ordinary doses, Regulates the female 

function — Cures ailments resulting from suppressed menses : 

such as Nasal and Pharyngeal Catarrh — Bronchitis — Cough 

— Hemorrhage from the lungs — Consumption — Dropsy — 

Strangury — Diarrhoea. 

It restores the menstrual flow in the most natural manner 
without pain. In desperate cases when it seems as if the 
secretion would not be established, 20 drops of the tincture 
may be taken 3 times a day until success attends the treat- 
ment. It will induce sound, refreshing sleep. 

If the menses come too soon, last too long, or are very painful, 
5 drops of the tincture should be taken 3 times a day, be- 
tween times, and all will be right. 

For coughs, colds and Lung complaints of either sex, it is 
one of the most valuable remedies that we possess. 

Consumption in the early stage, and Hemorrhage from the 
lungs, it is said positively to have cured ; banishing in six 
weeks the dry hacking cough, the hectic flush and night 
sweats. Dose 5 drops of the tincture before meals and on 
going to bed. It rarely fails to control Lung fever even 
of consumption. Jt^p"* Yerba santa is the grand popular 
specific for Cough, acute or chronic ; also for Asthma. 



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SECTION 88. 

LIME. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for Calcarea Carbonica.— 
Head sweat in sleep — Cold damp feet — corpulence with 
paleness — ailments worse from mounting a hill or stairway 
— attacks at new or full moon — desire for eggs — aversion 
to meat — milk disagrees. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for Calcarea phosphorica.— 
Skull bones thin, sometimes crackling like paper, under 
pressure of the finger — tardy dentition — sunken abdomen 
— desire for salted and smoked meat — ailments worse from 
exposure to cold or on getting wet. 

Minute Dose. — Carbonate and phosphate, Section 56, A. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, Carbonate precip., 10 to 30 
grains — Lime water 1 to 4 ounces, usually taken in milk — 
Phosphate precip. 5 to 20 grains. Child, see Section 56, A. 

(A) Calcarea carb., in minute doses (persevering treat- 
ment), has cured or greatly relieved the following ailments : 
Chronic Hydrocephalus— Scald-head, scalp one mass of 
scabs — Dandruff, hair dry and harsh — Scrofulous Inflamma- 
tion of the Eyes — Hard swelling of the glands of the neck 
and lower jaw — Enlargement and gathering of the glands 
in any part of the body — Enlarged tonsils (calcarea phos- 
phori) — Ranula — Rickets — Curvature of the spine — Scrof- 
ula—Polypus, in the ear, nose, or at the mouth of the womb 
— Chronic Diarrhoea, chalk-like stools — Sour Diarrhoea, of 
teething children — Sour vomiting of children, curdled milk 
- — Heart-burn, sour risings — Chronic Catarrh, with extreme 
sensitiveness to the least cold air, it seems to go right 
through — Chronic Hoarseness — Emaciation with loose con- 
sumptive cough — Marasmus, bowel consumption, baby looks 

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SECTION 88. — LIME. 

old and wrinkled — Dregs of scarlet fever, even dropsy — 
Quinine dyscrasia, deafness — Overflow of Menses — Leucor- 
rhcea, milk white or like white of egg — Offensive foot sweat, 
soles raw. 

(B) Calcarea phosphorica, in minute doses (Section 56, 
A), or "triturated with sugar equal parts, and taken by adult, 
5 grains, 3 times a day;" presents a record unsurpassed by 
any other remedy for curing Ulcers of all kinds, especially 
scrofulous ulcers, without the aid of any external applica- 
tion. The cures that it has effected in this line, are perfectly 
astonishing. It also stands foremost as a remedy for Open 
fontanels — Bone disease — Rickets — Pott's Disease of the 
spine — Lumbar caries — Hip joint disease — Chronic Rheu- 
matism of the joints — Enlargement of tonsils (Iodide of 
Lime) — Hawking — Bronchial Catarrh — Consumption " our 
best hope " — Pimples. 

Chronic ulcers — Old sores on the leg — Sore ulcerated 
piles. — (Cases resisting all other treatment for years.) — " Fill 
a small vessel half full of slaked lime, add enough water to 
fill the vessel, let it stand four days, and then pour off the 
pure liquid for use ; next take an empty bottle, into which 
put an ounce or two of Calomel, and add enough of the 
lime water to make a paste about the consistency of syrup 
or strained honey. Having cleansed the ulcer or sore, take 
a camel-hair brush or feather, and cover it several times 
with this paste, until it is thoroughly coated, and dry. Keep 
it thus painted from day to day, until well. Do not be afraid 
of its hurting, it produces no pain. Away with all band- 
ages, let the circulation take care of itself. The cure will 
be rapid and permanent." 

Pimples. — " Lime water and rose water, equal parts, mix 
and apply at night on going to bed; also take a table- 
spoonful of Lime water in milk, 3 times a day before meals. 
Cure in 6 weeks." 

Goitre. — " Egg-shell well cleansed and pulverized, as 

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SECTION 88. — LIME. 

much as would lie on the point of a petiknife, taken every 
morning during decrease of moon, for two weeks, cured a 
goitre of many years' standing." 

Distressing pain in the stomach (with desire to gulp 
up wind, frequent sudden attacks, pains extending through 
to the back ; sometimes relieved by eating). — Put Phosphate 
of Lime 2 grains in half a glass of water, and adult, take 1 
teaspoonful every 20 minutes until better, then every hour 
or two — sure relief. If an ulcer is suspected, still this is the 
remedy. 

(C) For Ulceration in the stomach or duodenum, the two 
most important remedies are Potassium bichrom., dose 56, 
A; and Uranium nit, dose 56, A. The former is also rec- 
ommended for Lupus non exedens. 

Piles. — Equal parts of Lime water and olive oil; applied 
as often as required. 

Burns and Scalds. — Lime water and Linseed oil, equal 
parts, mixed. The best dressing yet devised. 

Open Cancer. — (Bleeding at the slightest touch.) — 
" Daily dressed with finely powdered quick-lime ; was de- 
stroyed in 9 days." 

(D) " Elixir Iodo- bromide of Calcium Comp., is an ap- 
proved remedy for Cancer as well as for Chronic Bronchitis 
and Consumption. The same also for obstinate cases of 
Leucorrhaea ; cure in six weeks." 

Bite of dogs and other animals. — Apply slaked lime, 
paste as thick as mush. Anon it will turn green, then 
apply fresh, do this as often as it becomes green ; when it 
remains white the poison is all out. I would strongly rec- 
ommend this for the bite of a mad dog. 

Skin poisoning (with poison vine). — Apply slaked lime, 
paste as thick as cream, every ^ hour ; a few applications 
will cure the worst cases. 

Arsenic Poisoning. — Drink Lime water and milk in 
equal quantities mixed ; copious draughts. 

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SECTION 88. — LIME. 

(E) Lime Sweat. — (Breaks up a Cold at once — Dissipates 
pain of Gout — Rheumatism and Neuralgia — Averts Inflam- 
mation and Congestion — Cures Dropsy, by taking 3 sweats 
a week — Breaks up a Congestive Chill — Arrests Cerebro- 
spinal meningitis at the outset.) — Take two lump6 of fresh 
lime, half the size of a man's fist, and wrap each in a moist 
cloth, and this again with a dry one, doubled several times, 
and fastened securely ; place one on each side of the body 
of the patient while in bed, soon will come copious sweat, 
lasting from one to two hours. This sweat effects the cure. 



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SECTION 89. 

LITHIA. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for the Carbonate.— Fil- 
ing of coldness in the chest — shocks at the heart — ailments 
worse when lying down. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, A. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, 2 to 5 grains of the Carbonate 
— Bromide 5 to 20 grains. Child, see Section 56, A. 

Cystitis. — Carbonate of Lithia, adult 2 to 4 grain doses. 
" One dose will relieve the most aggravated case in from 
20 to 30 minutes." The same affords immediate relief to 
excruciating pains of varicosus, and suffering from Irritation 
of the prostate gland and urethral canal. In an exceed- 
ingly troublesome case of Cystitis, with such Irritation of 
the meatus urinarius, that the urine could not be retained 
more than half an hour at a time, a cure was speedily 
effected by introducing into the urethra ]/^ grain of Mor- 
phia Sulph., followed next day with }i grain. The cure 
was complete. A case of Irritable urethra and bladder, 
six months' standing, was cured in a few days by external 
application of veratrum viride tincture, along the course of 
the urethra. Sub-preputial inunction with Lanoline, medi- 
cated with cocaine, works wonders for Irritable urethra and 
bladder. 

The Bromide of Lithia, adult 5 grain doses, is an excel- 
lent remedy for Gout and Rheumatism of small joints. 



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SECTION 90. 

LOGWOOD. 

Logwood possesses the same disinfectant properties as 
are ascribed to coal-tar, and in a superior degree. If a 
pomade composed of equal parts of Logwood and Lard be 
applied to Fetid Ulcers, the offensive odor will directly dis- 
appear and the pus discharge diminish. It cures Hospital 
Gangrene — Prevents and arrests Erysipelas following ampu- 
tation — Entirely removes the fold odor of Cancer. In cases 
where there is much bleedi?ig } it may be mixed with Per- 
chloride of Iron, or Persulphate of Iron. It may be used 
as a powder or lotion. The extract is only soluble in warm 
water. In case of maggots in ulcers or bed sores y strew 
over them, or blow into them through a quill, some pow- 
dered calomel. The effect is instant death to the grub. 



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SECTION 91. 

MARIGOLD. 

Minute Dose. — Calendula, Section 56, B. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult ^ to 1 drachm of the Fluid 
Extract of Calendula. Child, see Section 56, B. 

Calendula tincture, diluted one-half or more with water, 
applied on cloths, kept constantly saturated with the solu- 
tion, works wonders as a dressing for Wounds — Contusions 
— Crush injuries — Lacerations — Amputations — Gangrenous 
conditions — Unhealthy or Excessive Suppuration — Sore, ulcer- 
ated nipples, 

Jf^i"* " Peroxide of Hydrogen, applied in 1 2th volume 
solution, on cloths, or pledgets saturated therewith, and 
when admissible covered with gutta-percha tissue, is an 
agent of inestimable value for the treatment of Foul and 
Sloughing Ulcers — Aphthous Ulcerations — Purulent Oph- 
thalmia — Purulent Otorrhcea — Abscesses — Carbuncles. It 
has a decided effect in diminishing and arresting suppuration 
and putrefactive fermentation ; and is a perfect microbicide, 
non-irritating, and absolutely harmless." 



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SECTION 92. 

MAY-APPLE. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS/^ Podophyllum.— Attend- 
ant ailments of teething, such as loose stools, mostly white, 
retching, gagging, rolling the head, gnashing the gums — 
ailments worse in hot weather, and in the morning. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, A-B-C-D. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, 10 to 60 drops of the tincture 
— Podophyllin y^ to 1 grain (purgative 1 grain, acts in ten 
hours). To induce the secretion of bile, the stools being 
white as in Jaundice, j% to ^ grain, 3 times a day. Child, 
see Section 56, A* 

Podophyllum (vegetable calomel) in minute doses is a 
charming remedy for Brain troubles of teething, with roll- 
ing of the head, and moaning in sleep — Jaundice of Chil- 
dren, with stupor and white stools — Diarrhoea, mostly worse 
in the morning — Falling of the bowel, with loose stools — 
Duodenitis — Incontinence of Urine. The same restores the 
secretion of urine and saves the need of the catheter, when 
there is inability to urinate. 

Podophyllum parvules, adult 2 at a time, taken 3 times 
a day, cures Habitual Constipation, puts the liver in order, 
and cures Liver Complaint and wards off Gout. Since learn- 
ing the value of Magnesia phosphorica (dose, Section 56, 
A), I have no difficulty in managing the Brain troubles 
of teething ; it is notably indicated by glairy green stools. 
Chelidonia (dose, Section 56, B), is an excellent remedy for 
Congestion of the liver— Jaundice of Children. 



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SECTION 93. 

MELILOTUS. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B. 

Convulsions — Spasms of all Kinds — Epilepsy. — The 
one grand master remedy is Melilotus. Adult 1 drop of 
the tincture every 5 minutes during an attack, and 5 drops, 
5 times a day, for weeks if necessary, to prevent recurrence. 
Child's dose, see Section 56, B. The Melilotus is said to 
cure Congestive Headache in 5 minutes, and arrest nose bleed 
in 1 minute. 



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SECTION 94 

MILK. 

When milk disagrees with the stomach, treat it thus : Into 
one pint, put a glass of water, a teaspoonful of sugar, and 
half teaspoonful of salt ; and if necessary, beside a table- 
spoonful of lime water. 

When milk sours on the stomach of infants reared by- 
bottle, add a little chalk to the milk when boiling it. 

Exhaustion of body and mind. — Take a glass of hot 
milk. The milk is more invigorating than any alcoholic 
stimulant. 

(A) Consumption. — Take hot milk, adult 4 to 8 glasses 
daily. This increases the weight and strength of the patient, 
and lessens the cough and diarrhoea. The same cures Dys- 
entery and Diarrhoea. 

Night Sweat. — A wineglassful of skim-milk, taken on 
retiring to bed, is said to prevent night sweat. "A pinch 
of German Chamomile flowers, stirred in a cup of boiling 
water, and taken at bedtime, will cure night sweat in a week : 
it never leaves you in the lurch." 

(B) Skim-milk freely taken is a valuable remedy for 
Dropsy of old people. Drinking frequently of buttermilk, in 
old age, prolongs life, by preventing incrustations on the 
valves of the heart, and ossification of the arteries. The 
same cures Cystitis and checks Consumption. 

Diabetes. — Take skim-milk, adult 8 or 10 pints daily, no 
other food. In two weeks the sugar will have disappeared 
from the urine. In seven weeks the disease will be cured. 

Lactic acid, ten per cent, solution in alcohol, 5 drops, 
morning and evening ; cured promptly and permanently a 
boy 16 years old, who had had Diabetes Mellitus for six 
months. 

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SECTION 95. — MISTLETOE. 

Bright* s Disease. — An exclusive diet of skim-milk per- 
severed in for two or three months, is said to cure. 

Epilepsy. — A case reported cured in three months by 
an exclusive milk diet. 

(C) Koumis (excellent in all diseases of the throat — con- 
sumption — nervous exhaustion — exhaustion from surgical 
operations — convalescence from fevers — nervousness — dys- 
pepsia — hip and spine diseases — debility from chronic dis- 
charges — typhoid fever — scarlet fever — diphtheria). — Made 
thus : into a quart of new milk, put y 2 pint of fresh butter- 
milk, or a teaspoonful of yeast, and 3 lumps of loaf sugar 
(inch cubes), mix well, and see that the sugar becomes dis- 
solved; put it in a warm place to stand 10 hours, when it 
will be thick, now pour it from one vessel to another until it 
becomes smooth and uniform in consistency, then bottle it, 
and keep in a warm place 24 hours, it may require 36 hours 
in winter. The bottles should be tightly corked, and corks 
tied down. Shake it well 5 minutes before decanting it 
from the bottle. 



SECTION 95. 



MISTLETOE. 

Minute Dose. — Viscum album, Section 56, B. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult y 2 to 1 drachm of the tincture 
of Viscum. Child, see Section 56, B. 

Viscum album, even in minute doses, stands as a prince 
among pain-subduing medicines, especially paroxysms of 
tearing and rending pains, rheumatic and neuralgic. — Ex- 
cellent remedy for Ladies' ailments — A master remedy for 
Sciatica — Catarrhal Deafness — Whooping cough , cure in one 
week. 

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SECTION 96. 

MOUNTAIN LAUREL. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS/^ Kalmia.— Heart affec- 
tions following rheumatism (Scutellaria) — Slow, weak pulse 
— oppression of breathing — ailments worse when dropping 
off to sleep. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B. 

Ordinary . Dose. — Adult 10 to 20 drops of the Fluid 
Extract of Kalmia — Tincture 10 to 30 drops. Child, see 
Section 56, B. 

The Tincture of Kalmia latifolia (adult drop doses) is a 
supereminent remedy for Albuminuria; said to cure twenty- 
five per cent, of all uncomplicated cases — Neuralgia in any 
part of the body — Rheumatism, especially when it invades 
the heart ; the best heart guard in such cases — Pain in the 
back, extending up into the head — Headache, coming and 
going with the rising and setting of the sun — Influenza, 
watery eyes, sore throat, pain in the bones. " If you would 
like to have a hobby for all kinds of aches and pains, some- 
thing to fly to on all occasions, for all varieties of neuralgia, 
even toothache, all rheumatic ailments, and even gout, all 
pains from strains and colds affecting the muscles ; some- 
thing to make you a reputation ; behold here it is ! Into 
a clean 4 ounce bottle, put y 2 drachm of the tincture of 
Kalmia latifolia, and y 2 drachm of the tincture of Gelsemium, 
and fill up the bottle with water and shake it well ; for an 
adult order 1 teaspoonful of the mixture every ten, twenty 
or thirty minutes, until better, then every one, two or three 
hours until well." 



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SECTION 97. 

MULLEIN. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS/^ Ver5asctm.—Stitcties 
in the brain — stitches about the heart — trumpet-like cough 
— ailments worse while sitting. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult 1 to 2 drachms of the tincture 
of Verbascum. Child, see Section 56, B. 

Consumption. — " Boil a pound of Mullein root in 2 quarts 
of water, until reduced to one quart; adult take half a wine- 
glassful four times a day. It is better taken in boiled milk, 
and will be found soothing and cordial, and really relished 
by most persons. Taken in the early stages of consump- 
tion it increases the weight of the patient, and is said to be 
curative in a greater degree than any other agent, not ex- 
cepting cod-liver oil. Even in the later stages of phthisis it 
relieves the cough and prevents diarrhoea. This Mullein 
root tea is considered by some as a specific for what is called 
Winter Cough" 

Piles. — Put some live coals in a chamber vessel, and 
upon them place a handful of crisp, dry Mullein leaves 
(dried in the oven of a stove), and upon these sprinkle some 
finely pulverized rosin, and sit upon the vessel for 5 or 10 
minutes ; do this once or twice a day, and a cure will soon 
be effected. 



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SECTION 98. 

MUSTARD. 

Congestive Headache. — Induce nose bleed by inserting 
a small roll of mustard paper into the nostril, and leaving 
it in situ for a few minutes ; when the nose bleeds, the head- 
ache will vanish. Mustard water foot-bath, hot as can be 
borne, will directly relieve Headache of fever or diphtheria. 

Relaxed throat — palate down. — Gargle with mustard 
seed tea. The same cures cough caused by elongated uvula. 

Cough — (Long standing in paroxysms, dry, barking). — 
A case cured with the tincture of mustard seed, drop doses 
4 times a day. Mustard to the breast will cure almost any 
ordinary cough ; it should be mixed with flour and vinegar, 
so as not to blister. 

A piece of rye bread, saturated with vinegar, and sprinkled 
with mustard flour, applied to the throat, gives immediate 
relief in many cases of sore throat and Quinsy. 

A mustard plaster applied to the stomach region often 
arrests nausea and vomiting. 



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SECTION 99. 

MYRRH. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, y 2 to i drachm of the tincture 
— Gargle and mouth wash j£ drachm in I ounce of water. 
Child, see Section 56, B. 

Sore mouth — Diseased gums. — Into a 4 ounce bottle, 
put 3 drachms of the tincture of myrrh, and fill the bottle 
with water, gargle the mouth therewith 5 times a day, hold- 
ing it in the mouth a good while each time, also swallow a 
little. This treatment has never failed me yet in a single 
instance, even in cases of years' standing. The same for 
ulcerated sore throat. 



m 



SECTION 100. 

NETTLE. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS/^ Urtica Urens.— Itching 
blotches upon the skin, hives — tickling in the anus as from 
seat worms — scanty secretion of milk. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, 5 to 10 drops of the tincture. 
Child, see Section 56, B. 

Hives — Nettle rash. — Urtica urens tincture, adult, drop 
doses every hour, specific. Into y 2 ounce of pure alcohol 
put 1 drop of croton oil, shake well together, adult take 5 to 
10 drops of the solution every 2 hours — unfailing. Chloral, 
1 grain doses, for adult soon cures hives. 

Sciatica. — A chronic case reported cured by application 
of Nettles boiled and put on the seat of pain as a poultice, 
3 times a day ; the part being bathed each time before the 
application of the poultice, with hot whiskey. 

Seat worms. — (pin worms.) — Urtica urens, 3 drops of 
the tincture on sugar at bedtime ; three doses are generally 
enough to cure. 



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SECTION 101. 

NITRO-GLYCERINE. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for Glonoine.— -Shocks in 
the brain — purring sound at the heart — throbbing in the 
blood vessels — ailments worse from the least motion or jar 
— better during the night. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, i drop only, of a one per cent, 
solution in alcohol. Child, see Section 56, B. 

Nitro-Glycerine is a better stimulant for the heart than 
brandy; its action more prompt, and generally more satis- 
factory in shock resulting from accident ; it is highly useful 
for Nausea and fainting, following surgical operation — Fail- 
ure of Heart action due to inhalation of Chloroform — Opium 
poisoning — Asthma — Hysterical Aphonia — Collapse of ty- 
phoid and other fevers. 

One or two drops of a one per cent, solution of nitro- 
glycerine, is said to be equivalent to 1 ounce or more of 
brandy, and it has the advantage of being tasteless and 
odorless, and of acting instantaneously, besides obviating 
the craving for alcoholic stimulants. 

(A) Sunstroke. — The grand specific is Glonoine, in minute 
doses every 20 minutes. The same for Vertigo — Angina 
pectoris — Neuralgia. " I never yet found a case of neu- 
ralgia, neuralgic headache, hiccough, toothache or any spas- 
modic affection that Glonoine in ordinary doses failed to 
relieve." 

(B) Sick Headache— (nervous or congestive). — Lie down 
and take a dose of Glonoine every 20 minutes ; a few doses 
will stop the pain, do this every time the attacks come and 
they will soon quit coming. A single dose will sometimes 
cure Ague or arrest Asthma. 

Epiphegus Virginiana is now claimed to be the absolute 

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SECTION 102. NUTMEG. 



specific for sick headache. Those who are subject to it have 
but to take a minute dose (Section 56, B) every 20 minutes; 
starting to take it as soon as the first symptoms manifest 
themselves ; about 3 doses usually stops it, and by and by 
it will quit coming. 



SECTION 102. 

NUTMEG. 
GENERAL INDICATIONS/^ Nux Moschata.— Drow- 
siness — faintness — ailments attended with fainting — dryness 
of the mouth and throat on waking — feeling worse after 
eating or drinking — better in-doors, warm. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, A-B. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, J^to 1 drachm of the tincture. 
Child, see Section 56, B. 

Hysteria — Fainting. — Nux moschata, minute doses, or 
nutmeg tea a tablespoonful before meals. 

(A) The same for Diarrhoea with fainting — Indigestion 
with drowsiness, and much flatulent distention of the stom- 
ach. To break a fit of Hysteria, dash cold water in the 
patient's face by cupfuls, one after another, until the end 
is accomplished; or press a lump of ice to the nape of the 
neck. 

Hemorrhage from the lungs (" raising blood " — spitting 
blood). — Grate a nutmeg into half a glass of water, and 
adult, take it at once, repeat the dose in half an hour if 
necessary. 



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SECTION 103. 

NUX VOMICA. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS.— Irritable state of mind, 
with desire to be alone, in the dark, quiet and undisturbed 
ailments worse early in the morning, and especially from 
thinking or studying — numbness in the parts affected — con- 
stant urging for a passage, often ineffectual — desire for fat 
food and stimulants — aversion to tobacco. 

Minute Dose. — See Section 56, B-C-D. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, 5 to 20 drops of the tincture. 
Child, see Section 56, B. 

Hypodermatic Dose. — 

Formula. — Strychnise sulphatis I grain; Acid carbolic I grain; Aquae I 
ounce, mix. Adult 5 to 10 minims or ■£% to ^ grain ; and in rare cases up to -^ 
grain, or even T ^ grain — (overdose produces rigid spasm and profuse sweat). 

Used especially in the treatment of diseases having their seat in the spinal 
cord, after acute symptoms have subsided. Local spasm, not recent, de- 
cided benefit — Facial Paralysis, complete success. Chronic Hemiplegia and 
Paraplegia — Progressive muscular atrophy. Of no use in case of contraction 
of the palsied limbs, or paralysis from softening or tumor in the spinal cord — 
Infantile paralysis, exceedingly valuable — Wrist-drop, paralysis from lead — 
Wrist cramp — Paralysis of the bladder, with dribbling of urine — Paralysis of 
the sphincter ani — Prolapsus Ani — Chronic Neuralgia — Gastralgia, no remedy 
equal to it, ^ to ^ grain doses — Ileus — Amaurosis paralytic — Amblyopia; 
functional paralysis of the retina as after diphtheria. In alcohol and tobacco 
amaurosis, no good may be expected if none manifested after four daily injec- 
tions. 

Chloral hydrate and strychnia mutually antidote each other, and respectively 
save life in case of a fatal dose of either — -fa grain of Strychnia is equivalent to 
15 grains of chloral. In case of poisoning in man, 30 grains of Chloral subcu- 
taneously given was sufficient to allay the spasm and avert death from 4 grains 
of Strychnia. Recovery from narcotic poisoning is much quicker when the 
patient is kept as warm as possible, especially in warm bath. Heat increases 
the action of the heart. In Chloral poisoning it is best to begin with ^ grain 
of Strychnia, and give in each succeeding dose T ^ grain, every j£ hour, until 
the maximum is approached. 

187 



SECTION IO3. — NUX VOMICA. 

(A) Nux vomica in minute doses, is our most reliable 
remedy for Photophobia — Morning Headache — Frontal 
Catarrhal Headache — Clavus — Headache from Constipation 
— Constipation, with frequent ineffectual urging to stool, 
or with piles — Prolapsus ani — Prolapsus uteri — Debility, 
especially in hot weather — Dyspepsia — Hypochondriasis — 
Sufferings from dissipation — Acute Alcoholism. Delirium 
Tremens. "Strychnia in large doses, in part hypoder- 
matic, has come to be considered a specific for delirium 
tremens. It may be necessary in some obstinate cases to 
give 1 2 /?> grains in the course of 24 hours, in order to con- 
trol the affection; when the patient will fall into a refreshing 
sleep, without the slightest sign of poisoning." 

(B) Gastralgia — Pain in the stomach — Sufferings from 
Indigestion. — Take Nux vomica, in minute doses, every 
quarter hour during attacks, and before meals to prevent 
them. Cocculus indicus, adult, drop doses of the tincture, 
taken every y£ hour, is a reliable remedy for Colic, coming 
on during or soon after meals ; also for menstrual colic. " For 
pain in the stomach afor eating, occurring usually from a 
quarter of an hour to an hour after meals ; (a condition that 
may continue for months and even years.) Bismuth is a 
good remedy ; but there is a medicine that does not consti- 
pate and is therefore better; and that is purified Oxide of 
Manganese. This remedy taken by adults in 10 grain 
doses, 3 times a day before meals, is sure to give relief. It 
must be continued for months if necessary, until it cures. 
The same is excellent for Heartburn and Water-brash. For 
Distressful feeling like a lump, or something hard, lodged in 
the stomach or chest, that cannot be removed ; the true pre- 
scription is Tincture of Abies Nigra 1 drachm ; Pepsin pure 
y 2 drachm ; Glycerine y 2 ounce ; and Water 4 ounces ; 
mixed ; adult, take a teaspoonful immediately before meals, 
and in obstinate cases, repeat the dose directly after meals. 
Viburnum compound is a sure thing for colic — magnificent 

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SECTION IO3. — NUX VOMICA. 

for Baby's colic, soothes like a charm, and there is nothing 
safer to use." 

Premature Cessation of Labor Pains. — Nux vomica, 
minute dose (Sec. 56, A), will renew the pains in 10 minutes. 
If there should be no pains to expel the after-birth, the same 
will induce them directly. Tedious and distressing labor 
may be obviated by teaspoonful doses of the Fluid Extract 
of Ustilago, taken every y 2 hour, until the pains become 
vigorous and effective. 

False Labor Pains. — Take a hot sitz bath, remain in 
until profuse sweat is induced and pains gone, then wrap in 
blankets and get into bed, and sleep. Gelsemium tincture, 
drop doses, after each pain arrests false labor. 



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SECTION 104. 

OATS. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, i or 2 teaspoonfuls of Con. 
Tine. Avena Sativa, 3 or 4 times a day, in hot water to 
insure speedy action ; in cold water on going to bed. Child, 
see Section 56, B. If the dose should prove too strong, 
causing pain at the base of the brain, a cup of coffee will 
relieve. 

Avena, in doses of 5 to 10 drops for adults, taken before 
meals, affords wonderful relief in Brain Fag, and Nervous 
Debility. In the usual dose it has been found very effica- 
cious in the treatment of Chronic Insanity — Sleeplessness 
— Epilepsy — Hysteria — St. Vitus' Dance — Coldness of the 
extremities — Shaking palsy — Paralysis. 

(A) " Hyoscin is gaining ground as a hypnotic in the 
treatment of Insomnia, of mania, of delirium tremens, of 
morphia habit, and in stubborn cases not ascribable to any 
particular cause. An excellent formula is: Hydrobromate 
of Hyoscin 1 grain; Aqua destil. 9 drachms; alcohol 1 
drachm; mix. Adult, 5 drop doses. It should produce 
sleep in about 20 minutes under favorable circumstances. 
The same, a dose every night, is one of the most efficient 
remedies we have for the Severe pains of Locomotor Ataxia? 



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SECTION 105. 

OLIVE OIL. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, i to 2 drachms. 

Ailments of Infancy. — {Convulsions — Marasmus — Bron- 
chitis — Catarrh — Pneumonia — Diarrhoea — Constipation — 
Enlargement of the Liver) — "All these affections may be 
cured by anointing the Child all over 4 to 1 2 times a day, 
according to the urgency of the case, with hot Olive oil." 

Mote in the Eye. — Introduce into the eye a little sweet 
oil, or white of egg, or cream. A drop of Glycerine in the 
eye takes out a cinder nicely. Vinegar diluted one-half 
with water, poured into the eye directly abates the pain from 
lime in the eye. A loop of horse hair is a handy thing 
wherewith to remove a mote from the eye. 

Earache. — Wrap a little black pepper in cotton, saturate 
it with sweet oil, and insert it in the ear — instant relief. 

Diarrhoea Adiposa — (Fat in the Stools). — Adult cured 
by taking olive oil. One pint at a time, once a day. 

Gall Stone colic — (lodgment of gall stone). — Adult 
take 1 grain of Podophyllum, and after 6 hours take 3 
ounces of olive oil ; and during the period until the bowels 
are moved, take at short intervals Chloroform by inhalation 
to subdue the pain. 

Poisoning. — Give sweet oil freely. The one only excep- 
tion to this treatment obtains in the case of phosphorous 
poisoning ; in that case use milk and sugar, and no oil or 
grease of any kind. 



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SECTION 106. 

ONION. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for Allium Cepa.— Flow- 
ing eyes and nose--constant sneezing — tearing and split- 
ting cough — worse in a warm room, better Out doors. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, y 2 drachm of the expressed 
juice — Syrup 1 drachm. Child, see Section 56, B. 

To prevent Lockjaw from a wound, apply an onion poul- 
tice made with Indian meal to the seat of injury, or apply 
raw onion pounded and mixed with salt. For Earache 
apply onion poultice hot. For Ague bind to the feet and 
wrists for several days raw onions bruised to a pulp. For 
painful Obstruction of urine, apply bruised onions to the 
region of the bladder. For Falling of the hair apply onion 
juice to the scalp twice a week. For painful Gatherings, 
Abscesses, Carbuncles, Boils, apply as a soothing poultice 
roasted onions. For Dropsy eat freely of onions. For 
Nervous croup, hold to the nose a bruised onion. For Pain 
in the stump immediately following amputation, eat a raw 
onion, or take a teaspoonful of onion juice; the same for 
Colic. For Baby's Colic, give onion tea ; it has a very sooth- 
ing and quieting effect without any deleterious results ; do 
not forget it for the Fretful baby. Onion tea acts as a nar- 
cotic in cases of Sleeplessness, and subdues Neuralgia. For 
Kidney colic apply to the seat of pain raw onions mashed to 
a pulp ; the same for painful Piles. For Bee sting apply the 
juice of a red onion; the sting of a honey bee is always 
left in the wound, and should be extracted before applying 
the juice. For Strangury, sit 20 minutes upon a chamber 
vessel containing chopped onions steeping in hot water ; the 

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SECTION 1 06. — ONION. 

same will directly move the bowels in case of Constipation: 
For Rheumatic pains in the limbs, especially in the tendons 
of the muscles, prepare an alcoholic distillation of the 
onion thus : into a quart glass bottle put 2 onions well 
bruised, and fill the bottle with alcohol, cork it and hang it 
in the house by a window where the sun can shine upon it \ 
after 3 days use the alcohol for bathing the affected parts, 
several times a day, and apply compress of raw cotton ; this 
is called a sovereign remedy. Allium cepa tincture, minute 
doses (Sec. 56, B), taken every hour, will break up A Cold 
sooner than anything else that I have ever used. " Every- 
body has a hobby for a cold; here is mine: 1 drop of 
Aconite; 1 drop of Nux vomica; and 3 drops of Gel- 
semium (tinctures); put in an ounce bottle and fill with 
water ; and adult take one teaspoonful every hour ; this 
nips a cold in the bud." 

Slices of onion upon a dish, placed in the sick room and 
renewed daily, absorbs malignities, and prevents infection and 
contagion. 

If you would eat onions to your heart's content, without 
any one being able to detect it by your breath, take a tea- 
spoonful of Listerine at the close of the meal, before taking 
the dessert. 



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SECTION 107. 

OPIUM. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS.— Profound stupor— moan- 
ing respiration — profuse sweat — stools like sheep dung — 
ailments worse from warmth, and after sleep, and from wine. 

Minute Dose. — Opium, Section 56, B-C — Morphia, Sec. 
56, A-C. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, y 2 to 1 grain — Extract cf 
opium y± to ]/ 2 grain — Fluid Extract of opium 10 to 40 
drops— Deodorized tincture 6 to 12 minims — Wine of opium 
6 to 1 2 minims — Morphia y to y grain — Acetate of Mor- 
phia }£toj4 grain — Sulphate of Morphia y to y grain — 
Codeia J^ to 1 grain — Laudanum 5 to 15 minims — Pare- 
goric y 2 to 2 drachms. Child, see Section 56, A-B. Chil- 
dren until at least three years of age are extremely sus- 
ceptible to the poisonous influence of opium and morphia, 
hence the need of the greatest caution in administering any 
kind of opiate to children. For older persons the caution 
needed is lest an opium habit become established by its too 
persistent use. Always begin with the smallest quantity 
likely to prove efficient, never sanction a needlessly large 
dose. 

Hypodermatic Dose. — 

Formula.— Morphia sulph., 16 grains; Aqua I ounce; mix. Adult, 3 to 15 
minims or about T ^ to % grain in solution. In commencing treatment, the 
dose should not exceed one-third of that ordinarily administered. Used espe- 
cially to control Severe Pain — Pain of advanced cancer — Abdominal Neural- 
gia — After Pains — Cramp — Spasm — Irregular heart action — Inflammation of 
serous membranes, early stage — Cerebro-spinal meningitis, early — Delirium 
Tremens — Mania — Insomnia — Herpes Zoster — Convulsions of infants, when 
other treatment fails, -fa to ^ grain doses — In advance of surgical operation, 
and administration of Chloroform. 

Morphia and Atropia combined act better than either alone. Atropia in 

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SECTION IO7. — OPIUM. 

small doses, ^ grain, increases the hypnotic power of Morphia. Atropia ^ 
grain is equal in toxic power to I grain of Morphia. 

The only exception in favor of the use of the Morphia uncombined with 
Atropia, is in the treatment of Acute Brain affections with high temperature 
and injected eyes. 

The proportion for the mixture of the two should be : Morphia ^ grain, 
with Atropia T ^y grain, in solution for adult dose ; this may be increased to 
double the quantity of each if necessary, in extreme cases. This combination 
is especially adapted to the treatment of Insomnia — Convulsions — Epilepsy — 
Petit Mai — Hysteria — Hiccough — Spasmodic jerking and twitching of muscles 
— Ileus — Spasmodic stricture — Dysuria — Enuresis — Neuralgic Headache — 
Neuralgia in general — Toothache — Sciatica — Angina pectoris — Emphysema — 
Asthma — Laryngismus stridulus — Hysterical Aphonia — Diseases of the diges- 
tive, urinary and genital organs — Spermatorrhoea — Pelvic and uterine pains — 
Acute rheumatism — Rheumatic gout — Myalgia — Hernia to facilitate reduction 
— Cholera collapse, full dose — In advance of surgical operation to prevent 
shock and spasm. 

ftS^T* (A) Apomorphia, hypodermatic dose, adult, j 1 ^ grain in solution, is 
the most suitable of all emetics for narcotic poisoning ; when not from opium, 
repeat the dose if necessary until vomiting is produced. In capillary Bron- 
chitis to free the tubes — in Croup to dispel the false membrane by vomiting — 
Foreign body in the CEsophagus to produce emesis — Intestinal obstruction — 
Asthma — Night sweat. 

(B) Pain. — Apply Opium liniment, or Laudanum mixed 
with hot lard; or Laudanum sprinkled on hot flaxseed 
poultice; or Gum opium steeped in hot water, and the 
water thickened with cracker dust; this latter especially 
for painful sprain or violent orchitis. 

Eye affections.— Opium 1 grain, in Rose water 1 ounce 
mixed ; a few drops of the solution in the eye several times 
a day, removes inflammation. A good eye lotion may be 
made of distilled water I ounce ; pure glycerine 1 drachm ; 
and crude opium I grain ; mixed. Perhaps the best local 
stimulus ever employed for clearly pronounced chronic in- 
flammation of the eye, is the wine of opium, a single drop 
introduced once or twice a day, until there is produced a 
permanent reaction. 

Mucous Polypus. — Apply McMunn's Elixir of Opium 
full strength, every day ; soon gone. 

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SECTION IO7. — OPIUM. 

Sleeplessness from pain or cough. — "Take Codeia, 
adult, 1 grain, on retiring to bed at night ; wake up next 
morning bright and lively." 

Drunken Stupor. — Laudanum, adult one teaspoonful. 

Inveterate Vomiting with cough. — When nothing can 
be taken into the stomach, inject into the bowel ^ teacup- 
ful of water mixed with wheat flour to consistency of cream, 
and containing (stirred into it) 5 to 10 drops of Laudanum. 

Dysmenorrhcea — Painful Menses. — "Codeia, ^ grain 
night and morning, is all that is needed." One or two par- 
vules of morphia every hour will relieve pain without pro- 
ducing nausea. 

Puerperal Fever. — " You cannot have too much faith in 
opium, taken early in puerperal fever to check the occur- 
rence of inflammation of the pelvic organs. Attacks mostly 
come with severe pain in the abdomen, and temperature up 
to 103 or 104 F. ; now you may check all this at the 
beginning with a suppository of opiurn, or still better with a 
hypodermatic dose of the same." 

Post-Partum Hemorrhage. — Laudanum 1 drachm. 

Colic (all kinds). — " Acetate of Morphia 1 grain, in water 
I ounce, adult 1 teaspoonful every ^ hour until pain ceases, 
or sleep supervenes." 

One or two parvules of morphia every hour arrests pain 
and induces sleep without producing nausea. 

Teaspoonful doses of Paregoric, for an adult, in y 2 teacup 
of hot water every J^ hour, controls bilious colic. 

Bowel Obstruction. — Opium, adult y 2 grain taken every 
4 hours, for two or three days or longer ; arrests the most 
dangerous symptoms, such as stercoraceous vomiting, 
and finally brings about free operation of the bowels and 
cure. " Place patient on right side, hips propped up at an 
angle of 45 degrees, and (if an adult) inject into the bowel ]/ 2 
gallon of warm water containing 1 ounce of strong decoc- 
tion of tobacco ; keep patient in this position 20 minutes, 

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SECTION I OJ. OPIUM. 

with external pressure on the anus, then place the person in 
bed; in about 10 minutes sleep will ensue, and in about 4 
hours the patient will waken, and have a passage — well ! " 

Dry Tickling Cough. — No peace day or night — Deodor- 
ized tincture of opium, adult drop doses on sugar, after each 
paroxysm of coughing, sure to relieve. This is the cough 
charmer. 

Chronic Asthma. — A case of 30 years' standing, reported 
cured in 3 weeks with Apomorphia, adult ^V grain, taken 
3 times a day, gradually increasing the dose to ^ grain. 

Sea Sickness. — Put Apomorphia 1 grain in y 2 pint of 
pure water, and of this solution adult take ]/ 2 teaspoonful at 
first sign of sickness; repeat the dose every y 2 hour, or as 
often as the case may demand ; one or two doses sometimes 
effects the cure. 

Opium Poisoning. — Child swallowed an ounce of Lau- 
danum, and in one hour after (being in an utterly uncon- 
scious state) the tincture of Nux vomica was given, I drop 
every 5 minutes; and in 2 hours complete restoration was 
effected. 



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SECTION 108. 

PASSION FLOWER. 

Minute Dose. — Passiflora incarnata, Section 56, B. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, 30 to 60 drops, every y£ to J& 
hour. Child, see Section 56, B. 

Sleeplessness — Neuralgia — Convulsions — Spasms — 
Tetanus. — " Passiflora incarnata, adult, 30 drops of the 
tincture every hour, produces quiet, pleasant sleep, altogether 
different from the stupor of morphia. Even in the worst 
forms of sleeplessness as that associated with suicidal mania , 
the drug produces quiet slumber, from which the patient 
awakes with clear mind. In ordinary doses given every *^ 
to y 2 hour it completely controls convulsions, spasms, lock- 
jaw. It never fails to cure lockjaw in a horse. 

" In the treatment of Erysipelas there is no remedy acts 
better than Passiflora, given in ordinary doses, as often as 
occasion seems to require." 



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SECTION 109. 

PEPSIN. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, 2 to 20 grains — Elixir 1 to 2 
drachms. Usually taken immediately after meals. Child, 
see Section 56, A. 

Vomiting (from any cause, even pregnancy). — The grand 
specific is Ingluvin, adult, 5 to 10 grains, repeated in an hour 
if necessary. To prevent recurrence of vomiting take a 
dose night and morning, or before meals. A baby that vomited 
almost constantly was cured, by ]/ 2 grain of Pepsin placed 
upon its tongue. If the baby's bowels are constipated or 
stools curdy, give it 5 drops of rennet wine or 1 grain of 
pepsin in a teaspoonful of water, before giving the breast or 
bottle. 

Lactopepsin, adult, 10 to 20 grains, or Rennet wine, 
adult, a wineglassful taken immediately after meals. (Child, 
see Section 56, A-B); is the approved mode of treatment 
for Dyspepsia — Liver complaint— Heartburn — Waterbrash 
— Cholera Infantum — Summer complaint — Marasmus. 

Peptic salt, a mixture of pepsin with common salt (one 
grain of which is said to dissolve 200 grains of hard boiled 
albumen, or 2 ounces of lean cooked beef) may be taken in 
the place of common salt at the table, to aid digestion in 
case of Dyspepsia. 

Pharyngeal Catarrh. — (Especially dry catarrh.) — " Take 
Jensen's pepsin, adult, 5 grains mixed with y 2 grain of 
aromatic powder, after each meal ; after 3 days take 10 
grains mixed with 1 grain of aromatic powder — Cure in 
2 weeks." 

Indolent Ulcers. — Sprinkle upon them, copiously, every 
day Lactopeptin; this will soon heal them. 



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SECTION 110. 

PHOSPHORUS. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS.— Clear, ivory-white com- 
plexion — soreness in the lungs — tightness across the chest 
— inability to lie on the left side — bleeding difficult to check 
— night hunger — ailments better after sleep — desire for very 
cold food and drink, which for a time relieves — aversion to 
sweets. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for Phosphoric add.— Wa- 
tery stools light colored — night drains exhausting — growth 
beyond the strength — night hunger. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B-C. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, 1 to 2 drops of the tincture of 
phosphorus — Elixir 1 to 2 drachms — Phosphoric acid dilute 
10 to 60 minims. Child, see Section 56, B. 

"A preparation of Phosphorus convenient for use, may be 
made by putting a piece of phosphorus in alcohol, which 
soon becomes saturated, and of the solution, put according 
to the age of the patient, from I to 6 drops into x / 2 glass 
of water, and of this give teaspoonful doses, every one, two 
or three hours as the case may seem to require ; or drop a 
little of the solution on sugar, and make it up into powders, 
to be taken dry, or dissolved in a little water to suit the con- 
venience and taste of the patient." 

(A) I regard the tincture of phosphorus as the most valu- 
able remedy that we possess for the treatment of Melancholy 
— Failing brain power — Chronic Hydrocephalus — Hydroce- 
phaloid (keeping the child in recumbent position, with body 
and limbs warm) — Vertigo — Petit Mai — Hysteria — Eroto- 
mania — Twitching of facial muscles — Spinal irritation — 
Tremor — Locomotor Ataxia — Amaurosis— -Glaucoma — 

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SECTION IIO. — PHOSPHORUS. 

Photophobia — Sleeplessness— Restlessness— Somnambulism 
— Clairvoyance — Nose-bleed habit (Arnica) — Hoarseness — 
Loss of voice, especially of public speakers — Croup, almost 
unfailing — Cough, even consumptive, with soreness of the 
lungs and tightness across the chest — Pneumonia, all stages 
— GEdema of the lungs — Diarrhoea, chronic, bloody, or 
constant oozing from the bowels — Proctitis — Purpura Hem- 
orrhagica — Measles — Shingles — Smallpox — Neuralgia, 40 
cures in succession reported — Intercostal neuralgia — Men- 
strual irregularities, sudden suppression by cold or fright ; 
excessive flow watery ; painful flow, sick headache at these 
times — Fatty degeneration — Chronic Rheumatism and Gout 
— Periostitis — Bone Caries — Nerve exhaustion, sinking 
death-door condition in fever. 

Phosphorus, adult, -^ to y 1 - grain doses produces a general 
sense of stimulation more complete than that caused by 
coffee, and more active than that produced by opium. 

(B) Phosphoric acid dilute, adult 10 drops in a wine- 
glass of water, is an excellent remedy for Nerve debility 
— Physical fatigue — Sinking conditions in fever — Melan- 
cholia — Polyuria — Glycosuria — Alopecia — Homesickness. 

(C) Phosphorus taken in minute doses during pregnancy 
will prevent malformation of the offspring, such as clubfoot, 
twisted hand, spine curve. 

(D) If a lady during pregnancy is unable to drink water ; 
(even the sight of it causing nausea) phosphorus taken in 
minute doses will remove the trouble. If the milk fails to 
come after confinement, the same also will restore the secre- 
tion in abundance and of good quality. 

Baldness — Alopecia. — Phosphorus tincture 1 drachm 
and Castor oil 1 ounce, mix and apply to the scalp, once 
a day. Cleanse the scalp each time with warm water with- 
out soap, before applying the solution. 

Purification of the air in rooms. — Dip a bundle of phos- 
phorus matches into warm water, and suspend it in the 

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room ; this produces ozone, and nitrite of ammonia, which 
purify the air directly. 

(E) " Saccharated wheat phosphoids, dose for child y 2 to 
I teaspoonful, 3 times a day in a little milk ; or if the 
stomach is very weak, in coffee ; is an excellent thing to 
give during teething to conduct the process safely through. 
It is said to cure scabby incrustation of face and head — 
wasting disease of the nerves — rickets — marasmus — chronic 
diarrhoea — scrofula — and to put the system in the most 
favorable condition to receive in a mild form, scarlet fever, 
measles, smallpox, whooping cough." 



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SECTION 111. 

PINE. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, i to 2 drachms of the Fluid 
extract of Pinus canadens. Child, see Section 56, B. 

Diphtheria. — " Pinus canadensis, concentrated extract, 
used locally, and taken inwardly has no superior, as a rem- 
edy for diphtheria." Over 50 cures in succession reported. 
For Malignant Diphtheria give Mercurius cyanide, child, 
5 to 7 years old, xJ-g- grain doses, and you will be delighted 
with the result. 

Tapeworm. — "After having fasted from dinner and supper 
the day previous, take at about 7 a.m. one teaspoonful of the 
oil of pine needles, in half a glass of milk ; if no worm 
comes away by the following morning, double the dose. It 
is very agreeable to take. One hour after taking the second 
dose, take a full dose of castor oil, and in two hours the 
worm will come entire. This remedy succeeded when, for 
4 years, all other means failed." 

Leucorrhcea. — Dissolve a tablespoonful or two of Pinus 
Canadensis in a pint of warm water, and inject this amount 
twice a day into the vagina, the more obstinate the case, the 
stronger make the solution. The white extract does not 
stain. This is said to be an unfailing remedy. 



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SECTION 112. 

PLANTAIN. 
GENERAL INDICATIONS forPlantago major.— Foul 
breath — pale urine — stomach pain, relieved by eating. 
Minute Dose. — Section 56, B. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, ^ to 1 drachm of the Fluid 
extract. Child, see Section 56, B. 

Wetting the bed (Enuresis). — Specific. Plantago major, 
ordinary dose, 3 times a day, until the cure is effected. The 
same cures Toothache with earache involved, and is a grand 
remedy for Chronic Diarrhoea. 

Teething. — Rub the gums with the tincture of Plantago 
major diluted, and give minute doses several times a day; 
this is very soothing. The true specific for all the troubles 
of teething is Creasote, in minute doses, Section 56, B. 

For inflamed, protruding Piles, there is nothing that gives 
more speedy relief than the application of the broad leaf 
plantain, reduced to a pulp, and kept bound to the parts by 
compress, and renewed as occasion requires. Raw onion 
pulp, in like manner applied is also excellent. 



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SECTION 113. 

PEONY. 
GENERAL INDICATIONS/^ Pceonia.— Reeling ver- 
tigo when moving — constant hawking — soreness, pain, and 
distress in the anus. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, 1 to 2 drachms of the tincture 
every hour or two. Decoction 1 ounce or more three or 
four times a day. Child, see Section 56, B. 

" Paeonia officinalis, in ordinary doses, is the true remedy 
for Anal and Rectal Diseases (crack, fissure, fistula, ulcer, 
piles) — Malignant sores, ulcers, wounds — Ulcers from any 
cause, even of old people — Open Abscesses — Bites of ser- 
pents. Whilst the drug is being taken internally, an exter- 
nal application of the dilute tincture, or tea, facilitates the 
cure; chronic ulcers have thus been cured in 12 days. The 
Peony is said to cure Epilepsy!' 

Iodoform and Lard, 1 part to 3, smeared upon a cylinder 
of lint, and introduced into the bowel twice a day, and after 
stools, cures fissure, crack and ulcer in ano. A case of anal 
fissure, existing over a year, was cured with Ratanhia tinc- 
ture, adult, 1 drop, taken night and morning; together with 
a local application of a solution of 6 drops of the tincture in 
2 drachms of Glycerine. 



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SECTION 114. 

POKE. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for Phytolacca.-— -Tongue 
red at the tip — throat dry and sore — scabby skin — night 
pains in the bones — recurrence of headache once a week — 
desire for food directly after eating. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, 5 to 10 drops of the Fluid Ex- 
tract (Emetic 30 drops) — Tincture }£ to 1 drachm — Phyto- 
laccin ^ to 1 grain. Child, see Section 56, B. 

(A) Phytolacca, in ordinary doses, repeated as often as the 
nature of the case may seem to require (see Section 56), is 
a very superior remedy for Diphtheria, with dark fetid 
patches, high fever, aching back and limbs ; many cures 
reported — Scarlet Fever malignant, the throat dark red — 
Quinsy, bad type — Aphthous Sore Throat, with inflammation 
extending into the mouth and to the tongue — Chronic Sore 
Throat — Syphilitic Throat Affections — Rupia — Leucorrhcea 
— Prolapsus uteri — Mercurial Cachexia. 

Inflammation of the Breats — "Caked Breasts," im- 
possible to draw the milk — Sore Nipples. — The true 
specific is Phytolacca tincture, 3 drops taken every 3 hours 
in a wineglass of water, together with local application of 
the tincture diluted, one-half with warm water, frequently 
renewed. 

" For Gathered Breasts, give 20 drops of the fluid ex- 
tract of Phytolacca every 3 hours in water ; improvement 
will be manifest in 12 hours; in 36 hours the cure will be 
effected! The same will just as surely start the Lochia if 
suppressed ; and if there should be violent pains in the breast 
whenever the milk flows in, it will directly obviate that trou- 
ble also." 

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SECTION II4. POKE. 

(B) Chronic Ulcer. — Reported cure by continued applica- 
tion of the tincture of Phytolacca ; boils came out around the 
ulcer in the course of the treatment, but disappeared as the 
ulcer healed. The same local treatment, combined with 
internal administration of the Phytolacca, is said to consti- 
tute our best mode of treatment for Cancer. A malignant 
tumor on the face is reported to have been dispelled by 
applying to it, twice a day on a cloth, the juice of poke 
leaves, dried to the consistency of paste, on a pewter dish 
in the sun ; in three days the tumor turned black, in twelve 
days it dropped off, and the ulcer soon after healed ; the cure 
was complete. 



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SECTION 115. 

POTASH. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for the Carbonate— Bloat 
under the brow — mucous surface dry — deep stitching pains 
— pains in the bowels for hours before costive stools — food 
clogs in the throat (Alumina) — ailments relieved by warmth 
— aggravation of sufferings from 2 to 3 a.m., especially 
cough. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for the Bichromate.— 
Mucous discharges tough and ropy — plugs in the nose, 
" clinkers " — tongue red and cracked — ailments relieved by 
warmth — worse after eating. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for the Bromide.— -Night 
terror (Aconite) — trembling — sensation of coldness, and 
sinking down in the bowels — heart distress — sudden numb- 
ness. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for the Iodide.— -Raw sore 
feeling in the chest — mucous discharges, foul and green — 
mercurial taint — ailments better by warmth and motion. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, A-C. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, }£ to y^ grain of the Bichro- 
mate — Bromide 5 to 20 grains — Chlorate 10 to 30 grains — 
Iodide 5 to 10 grains — Permanganate ]/ 2 to 1 grain — Phos- 
phate 10 to 30 grains. Child, see Section 56, A. 

(A) Bromide of Potash finds its true indication in Heart 
distress with palpitation and fainting — Night terrors — Night- 
mare — Dysphagia — Spasmodic tenesmus of bladder and 
rectum — Sudden numbness — Troubles of teething, threat- 
ening of spasms — Baby's colic — Wetting the bed. 

(B) Iodide of Potash is regarded as the specific antidote 

to the poisonous effects of mercury in the system. The 

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SECTION II5. — POTASH. 

same is a grand remedy for Periostitis — Nightly bone pains 
— White Swelling — Chronic Hydrocephalus — Chronic In- 
flammation and Ulceration of the throat — Syphilitic throat 
affections — Pimples. 

It is claimed for Sodium iodide that it can be used for the 
chief purposes for which the Potassium iodide is used, with 
similar beneficial results, without the local and general un- 
desirable effects which are incident to the latter. 

(C) " Permanganate of Potash (compressed tablets of pure 
crystal) 2 grains 3 times a day, is perhaps the surest, safest 
and best remedy yet found to restore the courses after being 
suppressed by debilitating causes. The drug should be ad- 
ministered freely for 3 or 4 days, before the time expected. 
It is not only curative in Amenorrhoea and Dysmenorrhcea, 
but is also excellent for Gastric Catarrh and Flatulent 
Dyspepsia. The dose should in every instance be followed 
immediately by half glass of water, cool, but not cold." 

Headache over the brow. — Potassium iodide 2 grains 
in y 2 glass of water, adult, sip it slowly until all taken, cure 
in 10 minutes. 

Chronic Hydrocephalus. — Potassium iodide 3 grains, 3 
times a day, effected a cure. 

Sleeplessness. — Burn Nitre Paper in the room, on going 
to bed. If caused by cough or Asthma do the same. 
To make Nitre Paper, dissolve 4 ounces of Saltpetre in 
y 2 pint of boiling water, pour the liquid into a small 
shallow waiter, wide enough to take the paper, then draw 
it through the liquid, and dry it by the fire, cut it in pieces 
about four inches square ready to burn. Tissue paper 
said to be the best. 

Chronic Faceache. — Sweet Spirits of Nitre, adult 5 
drops, 3 times a day, taken ; and the face bathed with the 
same during severe attacks, has effected surprising cures. 

Freckles. — Apply powdered Nitre moistened with water, 
to the face night and morning. 
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SECTION I T5. POTASH. 

Hay Fever (hay asthma, rose cold). — Cases long stand- 
ing cured with Hydriodate of Potash, adult 2 to 5 grains, 3 
times a day, in water or syrup. 

Foul Breath — Diseased Gums. — Permanganate of Pot- 
ash 1 grain, in 1 ounce of water, mix, and rinse the mouth 
frequently with the solution. 

Sore Mouth — (babe or mother). — Chlorate of Potash 1 
drachm, in Rose Water 4 ounces, mix, wash the mouth 
well with the solution several times a day — unfailing. 

(C) Ulcerated Sore Throat.— Chlorate of Potash 5 
grains, in water 1 ounce, mix, gargle every hour or two. 
The same for Gangrene of mouth and Throat — Putrid Sore 
throat — Fetid Diphtheria. The Chlorate should also be taken 
internally. Put 10 grains in y 2 glass of water; adult take 
frequent teaspoonful doses. Child, see Section 56, A or B. 

Diphtheria. — Bichromate of Potash and Biniodide of 
Mercury, given in alternation ; at first a dose every y 2 hour, 
and as improvement advanced, every hour or two ; cured 
241 cases of diphtheria in succession. The mode of ad- 
ministering the medicines was this : Two perfectly clean 2 
ounce bottles, with well-fitting corks, were procured ; and 
into one was put 5 grains of a one per cent, trituration of 
Bichromate of Potash (Section 56, A); and into the other, 
5 grains of a one per cent, trituration of the Biniodide of 
Mercury (Section 56, A). Then each bottle was filled up with 
water, and well shaken ; and to a child from 5 to 7 years of 
age was given a teaspoonful at a dose, alternating the two 
kinds as above stated. No external applications used ; and 
no gargle except in some cases, alcohol and water mixed, in 
the proportion of about 1 part to 4. If the disease seemed 
held in check for several days, even without positive evidence 
of improvement, it always finally yielded to the treatment. 
It croup supervened, the Mercury was left off, and the whole 
dependence placed upon the Bichromate of Potash alone, 
which was given in enlarged doses every 15 or 20 minutes, 

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aided by inhalations of steam received into the mouth 
through a paper funnel, from a vessel containing the pure 
crystals of the Bichromate of Potash, steeping in hot water. 
Five cases were cured in this way. 

(D) These same two medicines (dose Section 56, A), 
taken in alternation, two doses a day of each, will cure 
Opacity of the Cornea — Purulent Ophthalmia — Conjunctivitis 
— Keratitis — Chronic Nasal Catarrh. " For 20 years I 
have used the following compound for Catarrh without a 
failure. Sol. Nitre 1 ounce ; Sodae Boras 1 ounce ; Amm. 
Muriate 1 ounce ; Chlor. Sodium 1 ounce ; mix, and pulv. 
fine. Then add Oil of Gaultheria 1 ounce to 1 pint of Al- 
cohol, and put this into 2 quarts of pure water, and add the 
mixture ; let it stand 48 hours ; in the meantime shaking it 
well every 2 hours; then filter until you get 2 quarts or 
more of clear liquid. It is now ready for use. The way 
to use it is this : take some of the liquid in the palm of 
your hand, and snuff it up the nose, until it goes into the 
throat ; spit it out, but do not blow the nose for 20 minutes 
after ; do this from 4 to 6 times a day, and it will cure any 
case of Nasal Catarrh." 

Asthma. — The one grand unfailing remedy, is said to be 
Hydriodide of Potash, adult 3 to 5 grains, 3 times a day, in 
water or syrup. In very old chronic cases, improvement 
may not commence for a month or more, but it will surely 
come in time. The medicine will give an excellent appe- 
tite. " It has never failed me in a single case during 25 
years' practice." The same in larger doses controls Heaves 
in horses. Smart weed tea, a pint every day mixed in the 
feed, is also said to cure Heaves. 

Bronchial Catarrh. — (Child constantly strives to pick 
something out of the mouth.) — Chlorate of Potash 2 
drachms in y% glass of water, a teaspoonful every hour. 
The same for croupy cough after measles. For clearing off 
the dregs of measles, there is no remedy equal to it. 

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SECTION II5. POTASH. 

(E) " The best general cough mixture I ever used is 
composed of Citrate of Potash 1 ounce; Lemon juice 2 
ounces; Syrup of Ipecac y 2 ounce; and simple syrup to 
make 6 ounces, adult 1 teaspoonful, 4 to 6 times a day." 

Consumption. — " Put a teaspoonful of Chlorate of Pot- 
ash in a glass of water, drink it all during the day, a little 
at a time ; if too strong weaken it to suit ; persevere and 
you will gain weight, and if curable, get well." 

(E 2 ) Enlarged Glands— Also White Swelling.— Make 
a mixture of Potassium Iodide 100 grains; Iodine 5 grains; 
water 1 drachm ; and Lard 1 ounce ; (dissolve the Iodine 
and Potash in the water, and then add the Lard) apply this 
night and morning, rubbing it in thoroughly, but gently. 
"A saturated solution of Chloride of Calcium, used as a 
lotion, will disperse even scrofulous enlargement of glands ; 
especially if aided by the same taken internally, 3 doses a 
day, adult 12 to 15 grains in syrup, children I to 3 grain 
doses. The same for scrofulous caries and suppuration." 

Cancer on the Tongue (open ulcer). — Case reported 
cured in one month, with Hydrocyanide of Potassium, one 
per cent, trituration with sugar of milk, adult I grain every 
other night. A case of Cancer of the tongue reported 
cured in three weeks with a decoction of the bark of the 
root of the black haw, continually applied. I suppose that 
for cancerous and malignant sores the leading remedy is 
Chlorate of Potash, 10 grains in y 2 glass of water, adult 
take one dessertspoonful 4 times a day. Child, see Sec- 
tion 56, B. 

Skin Poisoning. — Bathe with solution of Spirits of Nitre 
in water 1 part to 3 ; or spirits of Camphor ; or Fresh 
lime water thick as cream. 

(E 3 ) Itch. — (Before applying anything for itch, wash the 
parts well with Castile soap and wipe dry.) — The Lye of 
wood ashes diluted with rain water, to suit the sensation, 
(smarting somewhat, but not producing pain) apply 3 times 

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a day ; cure in three days. Daily rubbing with coal oil 
soon cures the itch. Soft soap freely applied, cures Itch and 
Psoriasis, also cleanses a Greasy skin. 

Smallpox. — A strong solution of the Cyanide of Potash 
sprinkled about the floors of the house and on stairways, 
wards off smallpox; ho cases will occur in that house." 
Thuja occidentalis, in minute doses (Section 56, B), taken 3 
times a day, is the grand prophylactic of smallpox. 

Issue without the Knife (opening of a carbuncle, ab- 
scess, or any gathering). — Apply by compress, a lump of 
caustic potash, of the size of a small pea. 

(F) Bright' s Disease. — A case reported in which every 
trace of the disease was removed in two weeks' time, by the 
use of Chlorate of Potash, one per cent, solution in alcohol, 
adult 5 drops, 3 times a day. The same is claimed as a 
specific for Albuminuria. 

Surgical Dressing (application after suppuration has 
ensued). — By the application of Caustic Potash in very 
weak solution, the formation of pus is greatly diminished, 
healthy granulations are produced, and inflammation and 
swelling prevented. 

Ingrowing Toe. Nail. — Happy plan of treatment. Ap- 
ply a solution of Caustic Potash (3 drachms to 1 ounce of 
water) twice a day ; the granulations will soon recede, then 
raise the nail and insert a wedge of cork, and thus end the 
trouble. 

Offensive Foot Sweat. — Bathe the feet with a solution 
of Chlorate of Potash (5 grains to 1 ounce water) 2 or 3 
times a day — quick work and well done. 

Disinfectant. — Dissolve y 2 ounce of Chlorate of Potash 
in 1 gallon of water, and saturate towels or cloths in this 
solution, and hang them about the room ; dash some of the 
solution down the sewers and sinks, and directly all un- 
pleasant odors will have vanished. 

(G) A solution about the strength here indicated is suit- 

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able for injection into the vagina in case of Offensive Leucor- 
rhcea or Lochia and for irrigation of Fetid ulcers and cancers; 
in these cases it not only cleanses and sweetens, but is highly 
curative. The same should be used as an application in 
case of Offensive Perspiration in the armpits and upon the 
genitals. 



SECTION 116. 



POULTICE. 

Congestion and Inflammation of internal organs. — 
The constant application of hot poultices, in all cases, abates 
the pain and promotes the cure. 

Failing Labor Pains. — In a case where Ergot in full 
doses failed to bring them on, hot mush poultices were ap- 
plied; hot as could be borne, over the fundus of the womb; 
as soon as they became a little cool they were replaced by 
others; before the third poultice was applied, pains began 
to come regularly and with full effective power. The same 
succeeded in every case subsequently tried. 



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SECTION 117. 

PULSATILLA. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS.— Tearful moods— con- 
stant feeling of chilliness — bad taste in the mouth in the 
morning (Nux vomi) — subject to styes — symptoms ever 
changing — pains shifting — no two stools alike — ailments 
worse in the evening, and when warm in bed — better out- 
doors, cool — aversion to fat food and rich pastry. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, 1 drachm of the tincture. 
Child, see Section 56, B. 

(A) Pulsatilla, even in minute doses, stands among the 
foremost remedies for Sty-diathesis; always having a sty 
(Uranium nitrate, dose Section 56, A). — Inflammation of the 
edges of the eyelids — Spasms of the eyelids — Excessive 
flow of tears — Convulsions with floods of tears — Inflamma- 
tion of the internal ear — Earache, the leading remedy — 
Loss of taste or smell — Rheumatic Gout, with erratic pains 
— Inflammation of the Veins — Broken or Knotted Veins — 
Mucous Diarrhoea, apt to be worse at night, and attended 
with piles. 

(B) Menstrual Derangements (scanty, delayed, or sup- 
pressed from fright or a chill, very painful, black and 
clotted). — " Pulsatilla, in officinal doses, taken every 3 hours, 
rarely fails to set things right. The same for Leucorrhcea ; 
continuing the treatment for several weeks if necessary; at 
the same time a teaspoonful of the tincture of Pulsatilla 
should be put into a pint of tepid water, and injected into 
the vagina, every day." A case of Leucorrhoea that had 
withstood all other treatment for months, is reported to 
have been cured by taking of wild cherry tree bark tea, I 
teacupful 3 times a day. 

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SECTION 1 1 8. — PUMPKIN SEED. 

Whooping Cough Preventive. — Pulsatilla, taken in 
minute doses (Section 56, B), a dose every evening during 
the season of exposure, has proven a prophylactic against 
the contagion of whooping cough. 



SECTION 118. 

PUMPKIN SEED. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult 1 to 2 ounces of the Fluid Ex- 
tract of Pepo. Child, see Section 56, B. 

Tape Worm. — Take light diet for two days, and no drink 
but lemonade. Then to a pint of hulled pumpkin seed well 
bruised, add a pint of hot water, rub the mass thoroughly 
together for a few minutes, strain it through a colander, and 
in the morning fasting take one-half of it; the rest in one 
hour after; and in three hours a full dose of castor oil — 
success sure. An obstinate case reported, in which the 
patient, an adult, ate 2 quarts of the bruised seed hulled, 
during 24 hours, and ate nothing else ; then took a full dose 
of castor oil ; the worm came away entire. 

Vomiting of Pregnancy. — "Pepo tincture, 10 to 15 
drops taken immediately before meals, is a good remedy; 
but the best drug to use for this affection is the Oxalate of 
Cerium, in doses of 4 or 5 grains, once a day." 

Inflammation (internal or external). — Poultice made of 
stewed pumpkin, applied hot, is excellent. So is smart-weed 
poultice. 



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SECTION 119. 

PRICKLY ASH. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS/^ Xanthoxylum.— Fright- 
ened feeling — fluttering at the stomach (Cactus) — constant 
desire to take a long breath. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult 10 to 30 drops of the Fluid 
extract — Xanthoxylin 2 to 6 grains. Child, see Section 
56, B. 

(A) Xanthoxylin in ordinary doses is a pure lonic y and 
the most reliable remedy that we have for Amenorrhea — 
Dysmenorrhea ; and After-pains. Xanthoxylum tincture, 
taken 3 to 5 drops at a time, on sugar or in a little water, 
every 3 hours, is the most certain means of bringing on the 
courses, when suppressed, that I have ever used. 

(B) Helonias dioica, adult I to 3 drops, taken 3 or 4 times 
a day, is an excellent tonic, that enriches the blood, and thus 
cures Anaemia, also improves digestion, restores appetite and 
stays upon the stomach when other tonics are rejected. By 
its specific tonic effect upon the womb, it restores the Pro- 
lapsed uterus to its place, and holds it in position ; it is also 
equally curative of Amenorrhcea and Menorrhagia. 

(C) "Sabina tincture, 10 drop doses in water, is a safe 
and certain remedy for Amenorrhcea, and in 5 drop doses, 
equally good for Menorrhagia; the same is excellent for 
Chronic Gout and Rheumatic stiffness of the joints." 

(D) Apocynum androsem, adult 10 drop doses of the 
Fluid Extract is considered a specific for Wandering Rheu- 
matic pains, with exceeding sensitiveness of the parts to 
touch. 



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SECTION 120. 

QUINIA. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS/^ Cinchona. Ringing in 
the ears — distention of the abdomen from gas — exhaustion 
from drains upon the system — aggravation of sufferings by 
the slightest touch upon the skin (Spigelia) — ailments worse 
after eating or drinking — aversion to warm food and fat — 
alternate feelings of weakness and strength — every employ- 
ment seems a hardship, dread of work. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, A-B-C-D. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult 1 to 20 grains or more of 
Quinia — Tincture 1 to 6 drachms — Tincture of Cinchona I 
to 4 drachms. Child, see Section 56, B. 

Hypodermatic Dose. — 

Formula. — Quiniae hydrobromat. 48 grains; Aquse destillat. 4 drachms (dis- 
solve by heat if necessary). Adult 20 to 50 minims, or 5 to 10 grains in solu- 
tion. A given quantity of Quinia injected beneath the integument is said to 
be equal to five times that amount taken into the stomach. 

The hypodermatic use of Quinia is mostly preferred in the treatment of Ma- 
larial Fever; in 150 cases treated in this way only one relapsed; one dose of 
5 to 10 grains will often suffice to cure an ordinary Intermittent Fever ; larger 
doses are required for Fevers of the Remittent type, and especially for Perni- 
cious Malarial Fever; or Chronic Malarial poisoning; in this type, however, 
the hypodermatic mode of treatment stands out most conspicuous. Recent 
Malarial Fevers may be aborted, by one full dose at the beginning of the cold 
stage, but it is better to anticipate the attack by an hour or two. 

Quinia, hypodermatically administered, is almost universally successful in 
the treatment of Sunstroke — Heat Apoplexy — Ovarian Neuralgia, with menor- 
rhagia — Surgical Shock. 

"Typhoid Fever should be treated with Quinia combined with minute doses 
of Morphia. Three injections a day, continued for several days, produces 
results wonderfully favorable ; the sordes disappears from the mouth and teeth, 
the headache, meteorism, and gurgling in right iliac fossa gradually diminish ; 
the spleen becomes reduced in size, and the countenance becomes more com- 
posed; in a word, the disease is abbreviated; convalescence generally occur- 

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ring at the end of the second week. Nothing can be more satisfactory than 
this mode of treatment." 

(A) Cinchona, taken in small officinal doses, or even in 
minute doses, is undoubtedly the remedy par excellence for 
Ague — Malaria — Malarial Jaundice — Periodical Neuralgia 
— Nocturnal Enuresis, from onanism — Night Sweat — Re- 
mittent Fever — Debility from exhausting drains — Pneu- 
monia, when the fever having abated, returns and is persist- 
ent. (If the kidney should now become involved, Digitalis 
is required.) Chronic Urticaria — Laryngismus Stridulus — 
Lientery (oleander, Section 56, B). 

Inebriety (habit of being drunk). — If there does indeed 
exist a specific for the cure of the alcohol habit it is surely 
now discovered. A solution prepared from the small twigs 
of the Cinchona rubra shows effects almost miraculous. It 
is such a powerful tonic and nerve stimulant that it at once 
begins to take the place of the alcohol, and in a few days 
the patient feels a strong aversion to alcohol in every form. 
The time required to effect a cure is from 10 to 20 days. 
The solution should be taken by the teaspoonful every 3 
hours for several days, that is, until the constitutional effects 
are apparent, then gradually diminish the dose. 

Hiccough. — An attack that withstood all other treatment 
for 19 days, was cured in 3 hours, with one dose of Quinia, 
10 grains. 

Whooping Cough. — "Quinia squelches whooping cough 
as water extinguishes fire ; a child from 5 to 7 years of age 
should take about 2 grains, every 6 hours." 

Hay Fever — Rose Cold. — Here is the way to cure this 
troublesome affection, no matter of how long standing : — 
Prepare a solution of Sulphate of Quinia 1 part to 750 parts 
water, lie down upon the back, and having dipped a small 
camel-hair brush into the solution, apply it to the inside of 
the nostrils, moving the head about gently, so as to make 
sure that the solution reaches all parts of the nostril, and is 

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SECTION 120. — QUINIA. 

felt in the throat ; relief is experienced immediately. Three 
applications a day, when there is threatening of return of 
the trouble, will be sufficient to prevent it. 

Diarrhoea with or without pain — Lientery. — " Nine- 
tenths of all ordinary cases of diarrhoea, may be cured with 
Compound tincture of Cinchona 2 parts, and Tincture of 
Opium i part, mixed. Adult, take 5 drops every hour or 
two." 

Labor speedy and safe — no flooding after it. — Let the 
lady take 9 grains of Quinia, as soon as labor fairly sets in 
(gelatin coated pills act speedily) ; this renders labor strong 
and vigorous, often obviates the use of instruments, and 
prevents after-flooding. 

Formation of Gall-stones prevented. — Take one par- 
vule of Quinia, 3 times a day for a month, then twice a day 
for a month, and lastly once a day for a month ; this is a 
verified preventive. 

Ague. — (Cured at cost of a dime.) — Get a stick of Chi- 
noidine, and cut off a piece of the size of a pea, rub down 
the sharp edges between your thumb and finger, and put it 
on the tongue, and take a swallow of water ; it will have no 
taste unless you chew it ; adult, take one of these pills every 
3 hours until the chills are arrested; then take one 3 times 
a day for 6 days, and wait 4 days ; then take one twice a 
day for 6 days, and wait 5 days ; lastly take one every day for 
6 days and no more. This is equally as good as quinine. An- 
other way, make a saturated ethereal solution of Chinoidine, 
and adult take 10 drops every 3 hours, until the fever is 
vanquished ; then chase it with a dose every night for a 
fortnight. Grade dose according to age, see Section 56, B. 

Hyper-Pyrexia. — As an antipyretic, Quinia in control- 
ling doses (except in cases of inflammation of the brain) is 
the acknowledged leader. The new wonder in this line 
is Thallin (sulphate or tartrate) ; the effect of the drug in 
reducing temperature is perfectly marvelous; when given 

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in 2 J^ to 3 grain doses, at intervals of 15 minutes, the aver- 
age fall of temperature was over 4 degrees in 2 hours. One 
patient who received 1 5 grains during 2 hours was threat- 
ened with collapse, the temperature fell 10 degrees. " Per- 
haps J^ to I y 2 grains per hour, until the desired result is 
obtained, is about the right dose for an adult." 

(B) Erysipelas. — " Desperate cases, when all else fails 
Wine of Cinchona, adult, one teaspoonful every hour. The 
same for Humid Gangrene, and for Puerperal and other Low 
fevers in the septic stage!' 

Diphtheritic membranes developed upon abrasions 
of the skin. — These may be dissolved away, by application 
of a strong solution of Quinia ; also by solution of sulphate 
of copper applied. 

Itching in Ano — Any Local Itching. — Rub Quinia into 
Vaseline until as rich as it can be made, and with this anoint 
the parts; it gives instant relief. Flowers of Sulphur 1 
drachm, with Petroleum Mass 1 ounce, mixed; or Alum 
water ( I drachm to the pint, solution); or Baking soda (2 
drachms to the pint, solution) applied, will allay almost any 
local itching.. 

The bitter taste of Quinia may be very much masked, by 
taking the dose in milk ; or perhaps still better, by enclos- 
ing it in a chocolate lozenge. 



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SECTION 121. 

RESORCIN. 

Specks on the Cornea. — Treated 32 cases, cured them 
all with Resorcin applied as a powder. 

Cholera Infantum. — Cured 85 per cent, of all cases with 
Resorcin, 1 to 3 grain doses. 

Catarrh of the bladder. — Cured 150 cases in succession 
with a 5 per cent, solution of Resorcin. Two or three in- 
jections cured each case. 

Cancer. — Epithelioma involving the facial bones with 
extensive infiltration of the tissues, cured completely, leav- 
ing nothing remaining but a white scar, by applying an 
ointment containing 15 parts Resorcin to 20 parts Vaseline 
twice a day. 



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SECTION 122. 

RHUS. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for Rhus toxicodendron.— 
Eruptions, like little blisters, burning — tongue red at the tip 
and edges — reddish liquid stools in dysentery — ailments 
from a wrench or strain — ailments from getting wet when 
over-heated — pains worse during rest or repose, and during 
first motion after rest ; better by continued motion — ailments 
worse before a storm, especially a thunder storm (Rhodo- 
dendron). 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, 1 to 6 minims of the Fluid ex- 
tract of Rhus tox. Child, see Section 56, B. 

Rheumatism (especially if resulting from a chill, when 
over-heated, or from a cold by getting wet sequent to a wrench 
or strain). — Rhus toxico. is the specific, even when taken in 
minute doses. This remedy is most especially indicated, 
if the sufferings are worse during bodily rest or repose, or 
during first motion after rest and relieved by continued 
motion (the exact opposite to the indications for Bryonia in 
rheumatism). If the indication for Rhus tox. exist, there 
is not a remedy in the world equal to it for rheumatism or 
the result of a strain or sprain ; even if it has lasted for years, 
Rhus will cure it in a few days. f@* " The outer part of my 
ankle joint was red hot and swollen ; walking was exceed- 
ingly painful, and had been so for two months ; when hap- 
pening in a doctor's office, I chanced to take into my hand 
a stick of Rhus venenata, and directly I felt through my 
hand, although I had on silk gloves, a tingling sensation, as 
if from a very weak electric current. I held the stick in my 
hand but a few moments, and directly after took my depart- 
ure, but scarcely had I commenced to walk, before I discov- 

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ered that my ankle was entirely free from pain ; the swelling 
also soon after subsided — I was cured." 

(A) Rhus tox., alternated with Bryonia, each given in 
minute doses, (Section 56, B,) every 2 or 3 hours, with good 
coffee as the main article of diet, constitutes about all the 
treatment needed in the majority of cases of Typhoid Fever. 

Eczema (Eruptions in general). — It is said that seventy- 
five per cent, of all cases of eczema may be cured with Rhus 
tox., in minute doses (Section 56, B) — a dose taken every 2 
or 3 hours. 

(B) Rhus tox. is almost a specific also for Vesicular Ery- 
sipelas — Herpes zoster (shingles) — Skin poisoning — Prurigo 
— Erythema — Pemphigus — Phlyctenular Ophthalmia — Iritis 
— Paralysis of eye muscles. 

(C) Enuresis (Constant dribbling of urine). — " Rhus aro- 
mat, adult, 10 drops of the fluid extract, taken 4 times a 
day, has effected speedy cures. The same cures Catarrhal 
flux from the bladder!' 

Diabetes. — " Rhus aromat., adult, 30 drops of the Fluid 
extract, taken 3 times a day ; treatment continued for months 
if necessary — rarely fails to cure." 

" Pulverized seeds of Sizygium 1 ounce, put into hot 
water 1 pint, and when sufficiently infused, add Glycerine 1 
ounce ; of this solution adult take I teaspoonful 4 times a 
day; in 10 days there will be no sugar in the urine." 

(D) Uranium nitrate, taken in minute doses (see Section 
56, A) 4 times a day, is the true specific for diabetes; and 
next to it stands Phosphoric acid, taken in one per cent, 
alcoholic solution, adult, 5 drops 4 times a day. The Ura- 
nium nitrate is our anti-sty remedy ; if persons who are 
subject to styes, will take a few weeks' course of Uranium, 
they will find themselves exempt from the annoyance there- 
after. If styes have been suppressed, and stomach troubles 
have set in, even ulceration of the stomach and duodenum, 
with terrible pains, Uranium is the remedy. 

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SECTION 123. 

ROCK ROSE. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for Cistus canadensis.— 
Feeling of coldness in the chest or abdomen — glands of the 
neck swollen, hard — soreness at the bottom point of the 
spine (Silica) — the act of swallowing food and drink soothes 
the soreness in the throat (Ignatia) — acid food or fruit, cause 
pain in the stomach and diarrhcea. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, 10 to 20 drops of the tincture 
every 3 hours — Decoction or tea, strong infusion, a wine- 
glassful 4 times a day. Child, dose, see Section 56, B. 

Cistus canadensis, usually given in the form of a decoc- 
tion or tea (Rock rose tea) has effected some truly wonder- 
ful cures of Scrofula — White swelling — Hard swollen glands 
— Ulceration of glands — Decay of bones — Hip joint disease 
— Purulent inflammation of the eyes. 



SECTION 124. 



SAGE. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, y 2 to 1 drachm of the Fluid 
Extract of Salvia. Child, see Section 56, B. 

Chronic Nasal Catarrh. — A case of years' standing re- 
ported cured by snuffing strong sage tea, from the palm of 
the hand, up into the nostrils until it dripped back into the 
throat, six times a day. 

Relaxed throat — Palate down. — Into 1 pint of strong 
sage tea, hot, put 1 drachm of powdered Alum, and y 2 tea- 
cupful of Honey ; use y 2 teacupful of this solution at a time 
as a gargle, 4 times a day. 

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SECTION 125. 

SALICYLIC ACID. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, A-C-D. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult 5 to 15 grains — Salicin 2 to 8 
grains. Child dose, see Section 56, A. 

(A) Wounds. — "The most simple and safe, and therefore 
the best dressing ever used for a wound or amputation is 
Salicylic acid. Wipe the wound dry, dust it thickly with 
the acid, and apply the bandage ; re-dust every other day ; 
there will be no pain; no fetor, no inflammation, no pus 
formation, no fever nor headache. Use the same for a cut 
or abraded surface!' Naphthalin is now coming to be con- 
sidered invaluable as a dressing for suppurating wounds and 
Ulcers ; under its influence granulations rapidly appear and 
cicatrization speedily follows; its use causes neither pain 
nor irritation ; it serves well to remove false membranes and 
fetid odors. It has also been used internally with success 
in Typhoid Fever. 

Yellow Fever Guard. — Salicylic acid, adult 5 to 10 
grains, taken daily, prevents infection of Yellow Fever ; this 
was thoroughly tested on board a boat, during two weeks; 
while lying at the wharf of an infected city. 

Rheumatism. — "I have the first case yet to see of Acute 
Rheumatism that would not yield to Salicin. Suspend 4 
drachms of Salicin in 8 ounces of hot water, and adult, 
take 1 ounce of the solution every 3 hours, until all taken ; 
then prepare fresh and take y 2 ounce every 3 hours, for 48 
hours; then *^ ounce 3 times a day until entirely well. 
Or to cure any case of rheumatism without fail : adult take 
one dessertspoonful of Elixir Salicylic acid Comp. every 4 
hours, with a 2 grain Quinia pill each time; when improve- 
ment has fairly set in, take the same 3 times a day until 

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entirely well. For Chronic Rheumatism take the same doses 
3 times a day from the beginning of the treatment, and 
persevere until the cure is effected." 

In a case of Acute Rheumatism when the stomach re- 
jected the medicine, a compress saturated with a ten per 
cent, solution of Salicylate of Soda, was applied to the joint 
affected, and covered with oil-silk ; next day the pain and 
swelling had vanished, and power of motion was restored 
to the joint. 

Gangrene of the Lungs. — A case reported cured with 
Salicylic acid in minute doses (Section 56, A). Capsicum is 
said to do good work in such cases. 

Tape Worm. — A case of nine years' standing, adult, 
reported to have been successfully treated by taking 8 grains 
of Salicylic acid hourly for 4 hours, followed by a table- 
spoonful of castor oil. In half hour after taking the oil 
the worm came away entire. In the morning fasting 
(having taken a light supper in the evening before), take 
Filix Mas, ethereal extract, adult 3 drachms, followed in 2 
minutes with castor oil 4 y 2 drachms : (may take a cup of 
coffee after the dose to remove the taste from the mouth) 
this is a sure remedy. 



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SECTION 126. 

SALT. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for Chloride of Sodium,.— 
Greasy appearance of the skin — blisters around the mouth, 
especially with ague — wasted condition of the neck, espe- 
cially in summer complaint of children — ailments worse at 
10 a.m., especially ague — aggravation of suffering from heat, 
and after eating — desire for salt — aversion to bread and 
coffee. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, A. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult 10 to 20 grains — Emetic 1 
ounce. Child, see Section 56, A. 

Gray Hair from fright. — A case reported of hair re- 
stored to its natural color, by bathing the scalp with hot 
salt water daily. The same encourages the growth of hair 
and prevents baldness. 

Sore Eyes. — Apply hot salt water, of strength to suit 
sensation, morning and evening ; sopping and bathing the 
( eyes therewith and then wiping them off dry ; it has a won- 
derfully curative effect. 

Diphtheria. — Gargle with salt water, strong solution, 
several times a day, this greatly aids in effecting the cure ; 
and is said to prevent the contagion of diphtheria. 

Heartburn — Water-brash. — Common salt, adult y 2 tea- 
spoonful in a little cold water, taken as occasion may 
require; gives instant relief. 

(A) Dyspepsia. — Common table salt, adult y 2 teaspoon- 
ful in a glass of cold water, taken every morning before 
breakfast, is said to cure dyspepsia in 10 days and restore 
Lost taste. The same taken twice a day has cured Bron- 
chitis, 

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SECTION 126. — SALT. 

Bowel Obstruction (vomiting of food eaten days before). 
— Inject forcibly, with a barrel syringe, hot salt water, 3 
pints at a time, repeating the injection as often as necessary. 

Colic. — Insert into the anus a teaspoonful of salt ; the 
same treatment with larger quantity of salt cures colic of 
cattle. 

(B) Seat Worms. — Inject into the bowel at bedtime, 3 
nights in succession, half a teacupful of salt water, luke- 
warm ; this kills the worms. When children have spells of 
choking caused by worms rising in the throat, give them a 
drink of salt water; or let them smell spirits of turpentine; 
or suspend around the neck a string saturated with turpen- 
tine. 

(C) Ague. — A case reported cured by putting fine salt in 
the shoes and keeping it there for several weeks. We may 
stave off an ague by taking a teaspoonful of salt just before 
the chill. Steep a dozen peach leaves in a pint of hot 
water, and when the tea is cold, adult take 1 tablespoonful 
4 times a day ; it will cleanse the system of Malaria even in 
chronic cases ; may have to take the decoction for 3 weeks. 
It is said that half a dozen peach pit kernels, cracked and 
dropped into a cask of turbid water will clarify it in a couple 
of hours. 

Drowning (apparent death). — Strip and rub the patient 
all over with fine salt thoroughly, especially over the chest, 
temples and joints ; or pack the person naked in salt, all but 
the face. This treatment restored a patient to conscious- 
ness after being under water for an hour. A dog after being 
two hours under water was restored to life by being packed 
in salt. A new and very superior method of resusci- 
tating the drowned, is to place the patient on the back, upon 
a board, or small ladder, across a suitable support, and See 
Saw the person ; by now lifting the head and then the feet, 
high up: at a speed about that with which we draw a 
breath ; persevere for an hour. 

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SECTION 126. SALT. 

Bee Sting — Spider Bite. — Apply salt and soda mixed in 
equal parts ; it affords instant relief. 

Suppurating Wounds — (profuse discharge). — Apply 
strong salt water solution freely — this will prove a success, 

Ulcer. — Bathe with a weak solution of salt in hot water, 
3 evenings in succession, 20 minutes at a time ; then wait 3 
evenings, and bathe again, and so continue the course, until 
the cure is effected ; use an oil-cloth covering : no salve. 

Felon. — Roast some common salt on a hot stove until 
dry as you can make it, and then to a teaspoonful of this, 
add a teaspoonful of pulverized Castile soap, and a teaspoon- 
ful of Venice turpentine; mix them well together, and 
apply the mixture to the felon, renewing the application 
twice a day. In four or five days it will be open to the 
bottom ; or if it had been previously opened, the applica- 
tion will arrest the gathering at once — the pain will abate 
in eight hours, and in three days it will be well. This is the 
best treatment for a felon ever yet devised. 

Corns. — Rub up some fine salt with beef tallow, pare 
away the hard part of the corn, and apply the mixture every 
night ; in a week, no corn. 

Fistula (in neck or shoulder of a horse). — Mix salt and 
alcohol together, until the mixture is thick as mush, then 
tie the horse's head up, and pack the ulcer full, clear to the 
bottom, push it in with a swab, refilling it every day ; it will 
heal from the bottom, and be thoroughly cured. 

Antiseptic — Disinfectant. — Salt is the cheapest and 
most effectual and harmless antiseptic that we have. In 
solution applied or injected, it will in every case abort sup- 
puration and induce healthy action. A little vinegar added 
to a dish of salt makes a perfect disinfectant. Half an 
ounce of sulphuric acid, poured upon half a teacupful of 
salt in a suitable vessel and placed in a closed room, the 
salt being resaturated with the acid every half hour, will 
completely disinfect the room in six hours. 

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SECTION 126. — SALT. 

Bottles filled with brine, make first-class home-made Fire 
Grenades. 

Salt is death to bed bugs ; sprinkle their haunts with salt, 
and that is the end of them. 

Cod-Liver Oil may be rendered palatable by being salted. 



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SECTION 127. 

SANTONINE. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS/^r Cina.— Excessive peev- 
ishness — gagging, especially in the morning — boring into 
the nose with the finger — urine milky white after standing 
— desire for food soon after meals. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, A-C-D. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, 2 to 3 grains of santonine once 
a day for three days. Child, see Section 56, A or B. 

Santonine should be taken in oil when given for Worms. 
In paryules or minute doses (Section 56, A) santonine holds 
a masterly control over various Worm Affections — Intermit- 
tent fever of children — Morning cough, or cough whenever 
exposed to cold damp air — Gagging spells in the morning 
— St. Vitus' dance, caused by worms — Wetting the bed, of 
wormy children — Extreme Fretfulness, and Crossness of 
children — Leucorrhcea of little girls. 

One of our prominent medical writers states that his plan 
of treatment for worms is to give to an adult in the evening 
on going to bed 2 or 3 grains of santonine in a tablespoon- 
ful of cream ; and to a child, from 5 to 7 years of age, in 
the evening after a light supper, 1 grain of santonine, rubbed 
into sugar of milk and mixed with cream ; next morning a 
dose of castor oil. If one dose is not sufficient repeat it, 
even three times if necessary. Reported 100 cases of 
successful treatment, with Chenopodium anthelmint. Child, 
2 to 3 years old, 3 to 8 drops of a one per cent, alcoholic 
solution, 3 times a day. 



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SECTION 128. 

SILICA. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for Silicea.—A peculiar 
mental abstraction, marked by a propensity to toy by the 
hours, with pins or needles — night sweats — night spasms — 
coldness of the head with constant need to have it wrapped 
up — icy cold feet — ailments with coldness or want of vital 
heat — suppuration going on in the system somewhere (He- 
par sulp.). 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, A. 

(A) Silicea, in minute doses (like Calcium sulph.) is the 
true remedy for Ailments attended with pus formation — Em- 
pyema — Purulent discharges — Suppurative fever — Suppu- 
rative inflammation of bone or joint — Hip joint disease — 
Chronic enlargement of glands with suppuration — Broken 
breast — Fistula — Felon — Pustule, boil, carbuncle — Burn 
and scald, suppurating — Ulcerative Chilblains — Ulcers in 
general — Open Cancer — Blood Tumor upon the scalp of new- 
born infants — Hard Lumps upon the scalp — Fontanels open 
— Brain fag — Purulent discharges from the eyes — Inflam- 
mation of the lachrymal sac — Hypopyon — Cataract — Ulcer- 
ation on the cornea — Weak sight after diphtheria — Swelling 
in the ear — Thick yellow discharge from the ear — Ozaena 
with bone decay — Bronchorrhcea — Night sweats — Night 
spasms, epileptic — Hardening of tissues — Enchondroma — 
Induration of the tongue — Induration of the testes — Dry, 
hard eruptions — Small hard boils — Eczema from impure 
vaccine. 

*@- Other Tissue Salts. 

(B) Ferric phosphate — dose Section 56, A. The first 
remedy in all Congestions, Inflammations, and Inflammatory 

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SECTION 128. — TISSUE SALTS. 

Fevers, before effusion takes place ; parts tender and painful to 
pressure, and pains worse from motion — Headache, specific 
— Vertigo — Nose bleed — Painful Diarrhoea — Undigested 
stools — Vomiting of food — Suppression of urine — Stiff neck 
from a chill. Typhoid and Typhus Fevers: first stage 
(hyperaemia) Ferrum phos. ; second stage (infiltration) Po- 
tassium chlori; third stage (ulceration) Calcium sulph. 
"Thus we lay hold directly upon the process of the disease, 
control and cure it." 

(C) Potassium chlori — dose, Section 56, A. The second 
remedy in all inflammatory aihnents ; that is during effusion, 
exudation, engorgement, formation of false membrane ; tongue 
coated white, pains worse during rest — Diphtheria — Croup 
— Hoarseness — Hawking up phlegm — Bronchitis — Pneu- 
monia — Scarlet fever — Measles — Smallpox — Shingles — Cy- 
cosis — Dandru ff— Engorgement of glands — Enlarged ton- 
sils — Mumps — Orchitis — Encephalitis — Meningitis — Hy- 
drocephalus. 

(D) Calcium sulph — dose, Section 56, A. The third 
remedy in all Inflammatory ailments ; that is during suppura- 
tion, formation of abscess and ulceration. 

(E) Calcium phos — dose, Section 56, A. Anaemia — 
Chlorosis — Scrofula — Gouty Diathesis — Delay in teething 
— Open fontanels. 

(F) Potassium sulph — dose, Section 56, A. Ailments 
attended with yellow slimy tongue — Yellow scales or scabs 
on the skin — Yellow slimy discharges from eyes, ears, nose, 
chest or other parts — Assists in the process of desquamation 
after eruptive diseases. 

(G) Sodium sulph — dose, Section 56, A. Derangement 
of the system attended with bilious conditions ; vomiting bile, 
greenish tongue, bitter taste, excessive flow of urine — - 
CEdema — CEdematous inflammation — Dropsy, especially 
after scarlet fever. 

(H) Potassium phos — dose, Section 56, A. Ailments 

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SECTION 128. — TISSUE SALTS. 

of pale, sensitive, peevish persons, with brownish yellow 
tongue, foul taste, foul eructations, offensive breath, fetid 
perspiration, putrid discharges, Diarrhoea — Dysentery — 
Gangrenous conditions — Diphtheria — Scarlet fever — Small- 
pox — Brain softening — Melancholy — Insanity — Hysteria — 
Bleeding gums — Purpura Hemorrhagica, septic bleeding, 
dark thin blood — Collapse of cholera or typhoid fever, face 
blue — Croup in last extremity, face livid — CEdema of the 
lungs, livid countenance — Whooping cough, choking, with 
blue face — Convulsions from fright — Feeble labor pains — 
Menstrual irregularities of pale, feeble ladies — Weak sight 
after diphtheria. 

(I) Magnesia phos — dose, Section 56, A. All ail- 
ments purely nervous and spasmodic — Spasmodic Cough — 
Spasmodic Stricture — Spasmodic Colic — Menstrual Colic, 
bending double — Spasm of the glottis — Tetanus — Lockjaw 
— Cramp — Chorea — Brain troubles of teething with green 
glairy stools — Spasms of the eyelids — Squint — Seeing 
sparks, colors and things double — Pure Neuralgia; pains 
relieved by warmth and pressure. 

(J) Sodium phos — dose Section 36, A. All ailments 
with acidity, sour taste, vomit, stool — Yellow scabs — Green, 
slimy, catarrhal discharges. 



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SECTION 129. 

SILVER. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for Argentum nitricum.— 
Mental weakness and confusion — head feels large — straining 
to belch, with loud and violent eructations — urine escapes 
involuntarily — desire for sweetmeats or for strong cheese 
— daily attacks of suffering soon after dinner (cedron). 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, A. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, % to }4 grain pill, every 4 to 
6 hours. Child, see Section 56, A. 

(A) The nitrate of silver, in officinal doses, stands in the 
first rank as a Nerve tonic \ controls the most violent Hys- 
terical mania, as in childbed ; and Convulsions during or at 
the beginning of labor. Whilst the system is under the 
influence of the nitrate of silver, Epilepsy stands aloof, even 
for years. It is excellent in Typhoid Fever, and very effi- 
cient for the Diarrhoea of Phthisis. 

(B) The Argentum nitricum, in minute doses, dispels 
weakness of mind and body ; controls Trembling of the 
limbs — Paralytic conditions — Paralysis of the eyelids. — Said 
to ward off the invasion of Consumption, by increasing 
the influence of oxygen in the organism, thus exchanging 
an earthy complexion for the freshness of youth. It relieves 
the oppression of Emphysema as if by unbinding a cord at 
the waist. Cures Clergyman's sore throat — Indigestion, when 
the stomach is gorged with wind, very difficult to eructate 
— Ulceration of the stomach with horrible pains, especially 
after eating — Flooding at the change of life — Incontinence 
of urine, dribbling constant — Wetting the bed. 

Purulent Ophthalmia of Infants. — Keep the eyes con- 
stantly cleansed, by sponging them day and night with Bo- 

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SECTION I29. — SILVER. 

racic acid water, 4 per cent, solution, and brush the everted 
lids daily with Nitrate of Silver solution in water, 1 grain 
to the ounce. If the cornea is affected there may be need 
to use Atropia solution, yi grain to the ounce of water, one 
drop in the eye every 3 hours. Beside the topical treatment, 
Argentum nitrate should be administered internally, in 
minute doses, 3 times a day. 

(C) Chronic Nasal Catarrh. — Argentum nitricum, in 
minute doses, taken twice a day, is the remedy that has 
survived as the fittest. The same for Chronic Gastric Ca- 
tarrh. 

Fissure in Ano. — Apply a solution of Nitrate of Silver, 
5 or 10 grains to the ounce of water; make the application 
thorough, and if one application is not sufficient repeat the 
operation. The most obstinate case may be cured in 3 
weeks by this mode of treatment. 

Offensive Foot Sweat. — Wash the feet thoroughly, and 
wipe them dry ; then apply Nitrate of Silver in solution, 40 
grains to the ounce of water ; do this once a week, making 
the application with a sponge. 



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SECTION 130. 

SOAP. 

(A) Old Burns (that will not heal). — Apply a plaster 
made of Castile soap, using a little water, and heat to make 
the paste ; this will do the work. Soap plaster is also the 
thing for a Bunion. 

Constipation — Costive stools. — In order to move the 
baby's bowels, moisten a little ball of soap, size of a large 
pea, and insert it into the anus, well up ; directly there will 
be an expulsive effort of the bowel and a passage secured. 
For older children a ball as large as a marble. For adults, 
a ball as large as a hulled walnut, push it far up ; it will 
soon operate. 

(B) A ball of Aloes, of size suited to age, inserted high 
up into the anus, is sure death and destruction to seatworms. 

Liniment for Rheumatism. — Soap liniment 3 ounces, 
with oil of wintergreen 1 ounce, mix. Apply as often as 
convenient. 



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SECTION 131. 

SODA. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for the Carbonate.— -Vio- 
lent continuous hawking — griping pains after eating — milk 
disagrees — ailments worse before a thunder storm (Rhodo- 
dendron) — aggravation of suffering during full moon. 

Minute Dose. — Natrum carb., Section 56, A. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, 10 to 60 grains of the Bicar- 
bonate — Carbonate dry 5 to 15 grains. Child, see Section 
56, A. 

(A) Bicarbonate of Soda (baking soda), saturated solution 
in water, frequently applied, banishes Eczema — Crusta Lac- 
tea — Itching Eruptions — Itching of piles. Applied to the 
head hot, it always soothes, and frequently cures Headache. 
A saturated solution of baking soda, in full doses, frequently 
repeated, is the most rapid and complete antidote to the 
soluble salt poisons (corrosive sublimate, acetate of lead, 
blue vitriol, etc.). 

Ophthalmia — Blepharitis. — Keep the crusts soaked off 
of the lids with a solution of the carbonate of soda, 10 
grains to the ounce of water ; and anoint with salve, made 
of the yellow oxide of mercury 2 grains to the ounce of 
vaseline, and take internally mercury biniodide, dose, Sec- 
tion 56, A. 

Offensive Nasal Catarrh. — Reported cures by snuffing 
up into the nostrils a saturated solution of soda in water, 4 
times a day. 

Acidity of the Stomach. — Baking soda in water, satu- 
rated solution, adult, a tablespoonful or less, taken from time 
to time as occasion may require ; this neutralizes the acid. 

Tinea Versicolor. — Wash the parts with soap suds and 
wipe dry ; then apply Hyposulphite of soda 1 drachm, to 

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SECTION I3I. — SODA. 

Rose water 1 ounce, mixed ; this treatment is specific. The 
same, 10 grains to the ounce of Rose water applied, dispels 
Pityriasis , and gives great relief in Erysipelas. 

(B) Bisulphate of soda in solution, 1 5 grains to the ounce 
of water, applied, quickly subdues Pruritus or any Local 
Itching. 

Burn or Scald. — The most approved treatment is to 
put ]/ 2 pound of baking soda into a quart of cold water, 
and with this solution saturate lint or soft cloths, and apply 
them to the injured part; keep them constantly wet with 
the solution; make no attempt to remove the dressing for 
several days ; when it is removed, if no suppuration has 
ensued, finish the treatment with Zinc ointment. If, however, 
pus has formed, then dust the ulcer frequently with Fuller's 
earth, or " Mineral earth"; if very offensive use charcoal 
powder, and as soon as the sore becomes healthy, finish the 
cure with Zinc ointment. 

Dropsy after Scarlet Fever. — In a suitable amount of 
hot water in a basin, dissolve enough baking soda to make 
it slippery ; with this solution sponge the patient all over, 
twice a day, bathing a small surface at a time, and wiping 
dry the parts bathed, as you proceed. In 200 cases of scar- 
let fever treated in this manner, not one case of dropsy oc- 
curred. 



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SECTION 132. 

STARCH. 

(A) Chapped Hands. — Rub them with starch powder, 
especially after taking them out of suds or dish water. The 
same applied to erysipelas allays the heat and pain. 

(B) Discoloration from a Bruise. — Moisten starch 
powder or arrow root, with cold water, and lay it on the 
bruised part. The same is very soothing when applied 
to a raw oozing surface. For the removal of a cicatrice or 
scar, cut it cleanly off, and dress it daily with perchloride 
of iron i drachm, and collodion 2 drachms, mixed ; a barely 
perceptible line will be the result. 

(C) Dysentery (very painful with excessive straining). — 
" Inject into the bowel from time to time as occasion re- 
quires boiled starch, adult, 2 ounces at a time, containing 20 
drops of Laudanum, or 5 grains of Chloral hydrate. For 
child, adapt quantity to suit age." The same enema, greatly 
relieves the pain from stone lodged in the ureter. 



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SECTION 133. 

ST. JOHN'S WORT. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS >r Hypericum.— Ailments 
resulting from injuries, especially from crush and puncture 
wounds in the hands or feet, and from falls on the back — 
pains in the scars or seats of old wounds — craving for pickles 
and hot drinks. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, ^ to 1 drachm of the Fluid 
Extract — Tincture ^ to 1 drachm. Child, see Section 56, 
B. 

Hypericum, in minute doses, is the right remedy to take 
in case of Hurts of various kinds — Nervous disorders from 
falls and injuries — Nervous shock, from fright or fall — Ail- 
ments from falls upon the back, even of years' standing, such 
as cough, asthma, pain in the spine, pain in the head, men- 
ingitis, inability to retain the urine or stool, inability to 
walk. 

Hypericum administered in minute doses, and applied as 
a lotion 10 to 20 per cent, solution in water, is the best pos- 
sible treatment for sprains involving the nerves — Pains after 
amputation — Pains from wounded nerves — Neuralgia in seat 
of old wounds — Pains from bites of animals, or mangled 
wounds — Convulsions after every slight injury, as a fall or 
pinch of the fingers — Threatened Lockjaw from injuries 
received in the soles of the feet or palms of the hands, or 
from the prick of a pin or nail. 

Leucorrhcea of Little Girls (milk white, corroding). — 
Hypericum, in minute doses, taken before meals and on 
going to bed (Iodia). 



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SECTION 134. 

STONE ROOT. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for Collinsonia.— Habitual 
constipation with piles, and pain in stomach and bowels. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, 2 to 15 minims of the Fluid 
extract — Tincture 10 to 30 drops — Fresh decoction of the 
root, strong, a wineglassful 3 times a day, before meals ; this 
is the preferable way of using it. Child, see Section 56, B. 

(A) Collinsonia in ordinary doses, especially in decoction 
of the root, is the true remedy for Constipation and the Ail- 
ments attendant upon constipation, especially Gastralgia, 
Colic, Griping pains in the bowels, Piles, Painful irregular 
menses, Suppression or overflow of menses — Hemorrhage 
from the lungs — Loss of voice — Catarrh of the chest — Ver- 
tigo — Loss of memory, especially of old people — Loss of 
appetite; first-class stomach tonic — Diarrhoea — Dysentery 
— Proctitis — Cholera Infantum — Cholera Morbus 

Piles. — The one grand specific remedy is Collinsonia, 
taken in ordinary doses, 4 times a day, cure in a week. 

Gluten suppositories are certainly excellent for Piles, 
especially if attended with constipation. Piles coated with 
common varnish, applied with a brush, soon vanish. The 
greatest comfort in the world for sore painful piles, is ob- 
tained by application of bruised leaves of the broad leaf 
Plantain. 

Gravel. — Collinsonia, in full doses, 3 times a day for a 
week, then twice a day for a week, lastly once a day for a 
week, breaks the diathesis, and establishes the cure. 

(B) " Boil a red beet in a quart of water, eat the beet 
and drink the tea in the course of three days, and you will 

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SECTION I35. — SUGAR. 

have no more gravel. The same is a very efficient em- 
menagogue" 

(C) " Chimaphila tincture, adult, 5 to 10 drops in a wine- 
glass of water, taken every 3 hours, is the remedy for gravel, 
bloody mucous urine , and catarrh of the bladder with mucus 
discharges!' 



SECTION 135. 



SUGAR. 

Wound Dressing. — Keep the wound completely cov- 
ered with pulverized sugar ; this is equal to Iodoform. 

Baby's Sore Mouth. — Reduce granulated sugar, by 
moisture, to consistence of an ointment, and with the finger 
rub this upon the sore surface several times a day. 

Diabetes. — A case reported cured by eating freely of 
maple sugar. 

Speedy Purgative. — Sugar of milk, adult, 3 teaspoonfuls 
in half teacup of hot milk or hot water ; taken one hour 
before breakfast, will move the bowels in two hours. 

Universal Antidote to Poison. — Sugar in water, solu- 
tion thick and rich as can be swallowed, fill the stomach 
full. If the kind of poison taken is not known, give white 
of egg and strong coffee with the sugar — If metallic, give 
white of egg and soap water with the sugar — If acid or 
corrosive, give chalk water, or magnesia water, with the 
sugar — If alkaloid, give sour milk or vinegar with the 
sugar. 



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SECTION 136. 

SULPHUR. 
GENERAL INDICATIONS for Sulphur.— -Unhealthy 
skin — itching eruptions — heat at the top of the head and 
soles of the feet — flushes of heat with sweat and faintness 
(Sepia) — feeling of exhaustion at 1 1 a.m., must eat some- 
thing before dinner — stooping gait — most uncomfortable 
when standing — better moving about slowly — aversion to 
being washed, dread of taking a bath. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for Sulphuric acid.— Feel- 
ing as if trembling, yet not trembling — doing everything hur- 
riedly — undigested stools, watery — aversion to the smell of 
coffee — ailments worse in cool, wet weather — pains come on 
gradually, and cease suddenly. 

Minute Dose. — Sulphur, Section 56, A — Sulphuric acid, 
Section 56, B. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, 1 to 3 drachms of precip. or 
sublim. — Stimulant dose 5 to 10 grains — Laxative dose 20 
to 60 grains, best taken in milk, honey or treacle — Sulphuric 
acid dilute 5 to 10 minims in a wineglass of water — Sul- 
phurous acid 30 to 60 drops. It is claimed that any disease 
curable by Sulphur, may be better treated with sulphurous 
acid. Child dose, see Section 56, A or B. 

(A) Rubbing the parts affected with sulphur powder is 
highly beneficial for Cramps in the calves — Lumbago — 
Sciatica — Locomotor Ataxia — Paralysis — Rheumatism ; if the 
rheumatism is in the legs, then the inside of the stockings 
should be dusted with the powder. Sulphur dusted upon 
an Open Cancer, kills the cancer cells. 

Carrying sulphur about the person serves as a guard 
against the infection of cholera, and is claimed as a preven- 

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SECTION I36. — SULPHUR. 

tive of piles, rheumatism, colic and cramp. Burning sulphur 
in camp, keeps cholera and smallpox at a respectful distance. 

(A 2 ) Sulphurous acid in water, 1 part to 7 solution, fre- 
quently applied, cures Parasitic Skin Diseases — Favus and 
Ringworm. It also makes an excellent Dressing for 
wounds, gives instant relief to Wound Pain, and promotes 
union by first intention ; it is equally suitable for open Un- 
healthy Wounds, even gangrenous, and is a very suitable 
application for Bruises — Sprains — Chilblains and Sore Nip- 
ples. The same solution added to Rose water, in the pro- 
portion of 1 drachm to 4 ounces, constitutes an excellent 
gargle for Relaxed Sore Throat — Palate down — Clergyman's 
Sore Throat and Sore Mouth. Sulphuric acid in water, 1 
part to 4, solution applied cures Pruritus. 

(B) Sulphur in minute doses is the true remedy for Itch- 
ing eruptions, and Skin affections with itching, burning after 
scratching — Prurigo — Pruritus. // acts powerfully upon the 
eye, and cures Ophthalmia, acute and chronic — Pterygion — 
Pannus — Hypopyon — " Ground glass cornea " — Adhesions 
and Opacities. 

Night Terrors — (case reported). — During two years 
every night after falling asleep, patient suddenly started up 
and screamed, leaped from the bed and ran about the room, 
like a maniac. Cured with sulphur in minute doses. 

Diphtheria. — " Sulphuric acid concentrated, 4 drops in a 
tumbler of water, adult, take all at one dose (child, see 
Section 56, B). Relief in 10 minutes, one dose cures." 
Sulphur powder blown through a tube into the throat upon 
the patches, is said to dissolve the pseudo-membrane and 
cure the disease. 

Diarrhoea. — Sulphuric acid dilute, in officinal doses, is 
one of our best remedies for diarrhoea, especially of children 
teething. 

Typhoid Fever (reported case). — Delirious stupor, 
tongue black. Sulphurous acid 60 drops in a tumbler of 

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SECTION I36. — SULPHUR. 

water : of this solution adult, took 1 teaspoonful every hour; 
next day the tongue was clean and mind clear. 

Disinfectant. — To disinfect a room, use 1 ounce of sul- 
phur to every cubic yard of space in the room. Have two 
earthen vessels, one small to set within the other ; in the 
larger one put some wet sand, and in the smaller one the 
sulphur powder, moistened with alcohol ; when ready set 
fire to the sulphur and keep the room closed for twenty-four 
hours ; remove metallic substances, or those that must re- 
main anoint with oil. All germs and microbes are directly 
destroyed by the fumes of the burning sulphur. A few 
drops of sulphurous acid, mixed with an equal quantity of 
alcohol, sprinkled in the bottom of a trunk completely dis- 
infects the whole contents. 

(C) Bromine in a bottle uncorked, allowed to stand in 
a closed room, during twenty-four hours, will effectually 
destroy all insects, and germ life therein ; it is a perfect 
disinfectant, and guard against infection. 

(D) Hay Fever — Rose Cold. — Put 10 grains of the 
flowers of sulphur into a cup, and moisten it with alcohol, 
and set it on fire, and inhale the fumes during 5 or 10 
minutes at a time, 4 times a day ; this is claimed as a specific. 
The same for Chronic Sore Throat — Follicular Pharyngitis 
— Chronic Bronchitis — Chronic Catarrh— Consumption. 

Hgg" " During 44 years in my factory where a large quan- 
tity of sulphur is evaporated daily, none of the many labor- 
ers have ever been affected with consumption; but fre- 
quently persons in the beginning stage, have been cured in 
a few weeks. Bronchial catarrh and other bronchial affec- 
tions were invariably cured in a short time. Consumptive 
patients during the first eight or ten days, had an increase 
of cough and expectoration, then this aggravation ceased, 
and recovery was rapid." 

Pimples. — Dust the face with sulphur powder, every 
night on going to bed — reported cures. 

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SECTION 137. 

TANNIN. 

Carbuncle. — Sprinkle Tannin upon it in dry powder as 
long as it will dissolve ; wash this off, and apply fresh every 
day ; the effect is magical. Same for Sore Nipples. 

Ranula. — Apply a weak solution of Tannic acid. 

Nipples prepared. — Tannic acid 4 ounces ; Glycerine 1 
drachm; and water 2 drachms; mix. Apply daily for a 
week or two in advance of confinement. Same for Tender 
Feet. 

Hemorrhage. — "Dissolve a 15-grain powder of Gallic 
acid in a little water, and toss it off at one gulp. Sure 
success." 

(A) Piles. — Tannin and Glycerine equal parts by weight: 
mix, and apply several times a day. Same for Sore Nip- 
ples; and for excoriation and abrasion from any cause. 

(B) Glycerine of Tannin (1 drachm of Tannin to 4 ounces 
of Glycerine), applied with camel-hair brush, is a very superior 
remedy for Nasal Catarrh ; sometimes a single application 
will effect a cure ; it should be applied freely without hesi- 
tation. It may be poured into a basin with a little water, 
and snuffed up the nose until it drips back into the throat. 
It is equally good for Catarrhal Affections of the Throat — 
Relaxed Sore Throat — Elongated Uvula. Swab out the 
throat thoroughly with the Glycerole, the patient will make 
a fuss for a moment, but be grateful forever after. For Dis- 
charge from the Ears a. few drops of the Glycerole should 
be poured into the ear, and retained by a plug of cotton ; a 
few applications will generally cure the most obstinate cases. 
Deafness may be cured in the same way. 



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SECTION 138. 

THORN-APPLE. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS/^ Stramonium.— Painless 
ailments — rapid speech — trembling limbs — feeling worse 
when in the dark, and alone, and immediately after sleep — 
staggering when walking in the dark — desire for light and 
company. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, 2 to 4 drops of the Fluid Ex- 
tract — Tincture, 10 to 20 minims. Child, see Section 
56, B. 

(A) Stramonium, in minute doses, is the right remedy 
for Meningitis with loquacity. Furious, immodest Delirium 
— Erotomania — Mania for light and company — Religious 
Monomania — Loss of memory — Convulsions without loss 
of consciousness (Nux vomi) — Stuttering, stammering 
speech. 

Asthma. — Stramonium leaves, 20 grains ; put in a pipe 
and smoke it, or roll the same into cigarettes and smoke 
them. 

St. Vitus' Dance. — Stramonium, minute doses ; provided 
Hyoscyamus, dose 56, B, first tried, should fail. 

Puerperal Convulsions. — " I never failed yet with stra- 
monium tincture, 20 drops; repeated in half an hour, if 
necessary." 

Puerperal Mania.— " Stramonium tincture, 10 drops, 
taken every 3 hours, soon restores calm and renews the 
flow of milk. The same in full doses controls Hydro- 
phobia." 

fg^T (B) Hyoscyamus — The nearest congener to stra- 
monium, stands as the foremost remedy for Loss of memory 

— Monomania — Sunstroke — Prostration from heat — Ner- 

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SECTION I38. — THORN-APPLE. 

vous Palpitation of the heart — Choking spells (Cocculus) — 
Shaking Palsy — Night Cough — Habitual Vomiting after 
eating — Black vomit in typhoid. 

For Hypodermatic Use. — The Formula — Hyoscyamia (crystals) 2 grains; 
Glycerine 100 minims; Aquae destil. 100 minims; Acid carbol. y z grain. Mix. 
Filter. Adult, 1 to 2 minims ( T ^ 7 to -fa grain in solution). This is the usual 
dose, but in extreme cases of Maniacal Excitement -fa to \ grain may have to 
be employed. 

Used especially for Mania, acute and chronic — Epileptic Mania — Mental 
Delusions — Chronic Dementia — Insomnia — Paralysis Agitans — Mercurial 
Trembling — Senile Trembling — Chorea — Hiccough — Pains of Locomotor 
Ataxia. 



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SECTION 139. 

TURPENTINE. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS.— Urine bloody, or having 
a smoky appearance — tongue red, glassy, smooth — abdomen 
bloated from gas. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, 5 to 60 drops of the Oil of 
Turpentine — stimulant, antispasmodic, diuretic, 10 to 30 
minims — Anthelmintic purgative 2 to 4 drachms — Enema 
1 ounce in 15 ounces of Mucilage of Starch. Child, see 
Section 36, B. 

(A) Pain. — Into a suitable bottle put 2 tablespoonfuls of 
the Oil of Turpentine and 3 tablespoonfuls of Vinegar; 
then beat the yolk of an egg until thin, and add to it 6 
tablespoonfuls of water, and stir well ; then put this into the 
bottle, and shake it well before using it ; cloths saturated 
with this mixture and applied to the seat of pain soon quell 
the suffering. 

The most perfect hypodermatic pain subduer yet dis- 
covered is Theine, a most powerful anodyne, quick and 
persistent in its influences, not at all poisonous to the higher 
nerve centres, like morphia and agents of that class. It 
relieves pain by acting from the centre toward the periphery, 
hence the dose should be inserted above the seat of pain, 
that is, between it and the spine, and in the immediate neigh- 
borhood of the pain. It relieves pain in five minutes, and 
by daily repetitions of the dose, will cure in a few days the 
most obstinate, long standing, painful affections. Adult, 
tV to \ grain. Even \ grain doses are entirely free from 
dangerous consequences; we have used a one per cent, 
watery solution 10 minims usually at a dose, with perfect 

satisfaction ; larger doses are required in some cases. 

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SECTION 1 39. — TURPENTINE. 

Anaesthesia. — The pure rectified spirits of Turpentine 
administered by inhalation is said to be a better and safer 
anaesthetic than ether or chloroform. During the inhala- 
tion the eyes of the patient should be protected, by suitable 
bandage, from the smarting fumes of the turpentine. 

Pains— Cramps— Spasms. — Turpentine by inhalation 
relieves and subdues them instanter. Flannel cloths wrung 
out of hot water, and saturated with oil or spirits of tur- 
pentine and applied, directly relieve deep-seated pain in the 
chest, stomach, abdomen or kidney. 

Diphtheria. — Oil of Turpentine (to a child 7 years old) 
1 teaspoonfulin j£ teacupful of warm milk, given morning 
and evening, acts like a charm. 

Cases considered lost, patient already at death's door, 
reported cured, by burning in the room, near the patient, a 
mixture of turpentine and tar in a pan or deep dish ; the 
room becomes filled with the fumes, and directly the pa- 
tient breathes more easily, the false membranes become 
detached and are expectorated — in a few days recovery 
complete. 

Croup. — Turpentine on sugar, 3-drop doses every J^ hour 
taken ; and topical applications made to the throat and chest, 
by flannel cloths wrung out of hot water and saturated with 
the turpentine; (the applied cloths covered with dry com- 
presses) is considered a sovereign remedy. 

Whooping Cough. — A case reported cured by dropping 
oil of Turpentine upon the child's pillow, so that the fumes 
of it might be inhaled during sleep. The inhalation of 
common burning gas, 5 minutes at a time, 5 times a day, 
soon puts an end to whooping cough. 

Asthma. — Pour turpentine upon boiling water, contained 
in a bowl, and inhale the fumes ; this gives instant relief. 
Reported 50 cases of asthma cured in succession, with fluid 
extract of Jaborandi; adult, 4 drops, taken morning and 
noon, and 8 drops on going to bed at night. 

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SECTION I39. — TURPENTINE. 

Hemorrhage from the Lungs — (raising blood). — 
Sprinkle Turpentine upon a cloth and hold it to the mouth 
and nose ; the fumes inhaled will arrest the bleeding. The 
Oil of Turpentine taken in milk, 5 drops for an adult, taken 
as often as the case may require, arrests almost any hemor- 
rhage from internal parts; in urgent cases an adult may take 
30-drop doses. 

Purpura Hsemorrhagica. — Case reported (child 3 years 
old) cured in 5 days, by taking 7 drops of turpentine every 
3 hours. 

Consumption. — A case reported cured in 3 months by 
inhaling fumes of turpentine from a sponge, sprinkled there- 
with and held to the mouth and nose 5 minutes at a time, 
5 times a day. 

Typhoid Fever. — " Oil of Turpentine, Gum Arabic, and 
Sugar ; 2 drachms of each ; mix ; and while triturating 
them" in the mortar, slowly add 4 ounces of cinnamon 
water. Of this to an adult give 1 teaspoonful every 4 
hours. This is the only treatment required for typhoid 
fever; no matter how relaxed the bowels are, all goes 
well — a perfect triumph." 

(A 2 ) If Tympanitis should ensue, aid the treatment by 
injections of Turpentine in milk. 

Lock -J aw from a Wound. — Pour hot Oil of Turpentine 
into the wound, and keep it saturated therewith. 

(B) Bright' s Disease— Nephritis. — Turpentine, in small 
doses, frequently repeated, we regard as the best remedy 
that we have for this disease. The same for Dropsy with 
albuminuria — Enuresis — Bloody urine. 

Worms. — Turpentine, 5 to 10 drops, in milk or on sugar, 
taken on an empty stomach, 3 mornings in succession, is 
sure death to worms. Oil of Turpentine, adult, 3 teaspoon- 
fuls, taken in milk and combined with a little castor oil, 
kills Tapeworm. 

(C) Prolapsus Ani — (bowel down). — Replace the bowel ; 

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SECTION 1 39. — TURPENTINE. 

then sprinkle turpentine upon some live coals in a chamber 
vessel, and sit upon it. The same for Dysentery. 

Lumbago. — Venice Turpentine. Adult, drop doses of 
the tincture repeated every 20 minutes relieve the pain in 
3 hours. (Lithiated Hydrangea.) 

Hospital Gangrene. — Oil of Turpentine. Most efficient 
application. 

Corns. — Before retiring to bed at night, bind cotton on 
the corn, and saturate the cotton with turpentine. Four or 
five applications will remove the corn. 



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SECTION 140. 

VERATRUM. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for Veratrum Album.— 
Retching and violent straining to vomit — cold sweat upon 
the forehead — coldness from pain — desire for very cold 
drinks. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for Veratrum Viride.— 
Rapid pulse with slow breathing — tongue yellow along the 
central line — feeling worse when rising up in bed. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult 2 to 4 minims of the Fluid 
Extract of Veratrum album — Veratrum Viride, Fluid Ex- 
tract 2 to 4 minims — Tincture 2 to 8 drops. Child, see 
Section 56, B. 

(A) Veratrum Viride, adult usually 1 to 5 drops of the tinc- 
ture taken in water, repeated according to the requirements 
of the case, see Section 56, controls in a masterly manner 
Acute Brain Congestion — Brain Fever with threatening of 
Spasms — Convulsions — Chorea— Acute Insanity — Puerperal 
Mania and Spasms — Spasms of Meningitis, in extreme 
cases 15 drops maybe given at the first dose and in an hour 
10 drops more, then 5 drops every 3 hours — Fever in gen- 
eral — Yellow fever, almost specific — Puerperal fever, 5 drops 
every 10 minutes until relief, then lengthen the intervals — 
Milk Fever — Pneumonia, cuts the disease short in a week — 
Pleurisy — Hemorrhage attended with nausea "unfailing" — 
Erysipelas, aid the internal treatment, by painting the parts 
affected several times a day with the tincture of Vera- 
trum Viride diluted — Tympanitis, attendant upon typhoid 
fever; adult take 10 drops of the tincture every 2 hours, 
until free emesis is produced, after which not a trace of the 
meteorism will be seen. 

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SECTION I4O. — VERATRUM. 

Spine Curve. — Veratrum ointment — 8 grains to the ounce 
of Vaseline, applied to the seat of pain and weakness gives 
great relief. 

(B) The same for Inflamed joints, from sprains or inju- 
ries ; and Inflamed Bunions. The veratrum ointment is a 
good general anti-pain unguent. 



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SECTION 141. 

VIBURNUM. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, ^ to 1 drachm of the Fluid 
Extract of Viburnum opulus — Viburnum prunifolium Fluid 
Extract 1 to 2 drachms. Child, see Section 56, B. 

Easy Labor Insured. — Begin 2 weeks in advance of 
time expected, and take viburnum opulus tincture, 5 drops, 
3 times a day, the result is said to be an easy labor, without 
an after-pain. It is advertised that Viburnum Compound 
renders labor quick and easy, and prevents cramp and 
after pains. 

Membranous Dysmenorrhcea. — A case long standing 
reported cured ; with Viburnum Opulus, 3 drops, 3 times a 
day. 

Miscarriage Prevented (even after membranes rup- 
tured). — Viburnum prunifolium, (fluid extract) take 1 
drachm every hour until the pains are assuaged, and after- 
ward as a guard, y 2 drachm, once or twice a day, as long 
as seems needful. 

(A) Vibernum compound taken in the same way will 
prevent miscarriage, and induce quiet sleep, even when 
opium cannot be tolerated. It is the great Lady's remedy ; 
every derangement of 'the female function , it is said to benefit 
or cure; also Neuralgia and Colic ; especially Baby's Colic 
and Children's Spasms — claimed to be the safest soothing 
medicine ever used for fretful babies. 

Flooding. — A case reported, patient sinking; when 
Viburnum Compound, 2 teaspoonfuls in a little water 
sweetened, was given every 10 minutes and saved the life. 
" For all Internal Hemorrhage it is the sheet-anchor." 

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SECTION 142. 

VINEGAR. 

Officinal Dose.— Adult i drachm of the Acetic acid. 
Child, see Section 56, B. 

Hypodermatic Dose. — 

Adult, 8 to 10 minims of Glacial Acetic Acid in solution. Employed in the 
treatment of Carcinoma, by injections into the tumor, and for Ununited Frac- 
ture, by injection between the fractured ends (Iodine used for the same). 

(A) Acetic acid in officinal doses, has been employed 
with great benefit in the treatment of Chronic Pneumonia — 
Consumption — Hectic Fever — Night Sweat — Hemorrhage 
— Anaemia — Dropsy. A case reported in which the fumes 
of boiling vinegar, inhaled 5 minutes at a time, 5 times a 
day, arrested Consumption. 

(B) Rubbing the spine thoroughly 3 times a day with 
hot vinegar, especially that part nearest the seat of ailment, 
is said to have effected cures of Paralysis of the limbs, and 
of internal organs — Incontinence of Urine — Involuntary 
stools — Asthma— Pains of various kinds in different parts 
of the body. 

Crusta Lactea — Milk Crust. — Cut off the hair closely, 
wash the scalp thoroughly with Castile soap, and apply to 
the scalp twice a day pure cider vinegar diluted with water 
1 part to 3. Viola tricolor, (fluid extract) 3 drops, 3 times 
a day, effects rapid cures. " Use ichthyol soap." 

Nose Bleed. — Plug the nostril with cotton saturated 
with dilute vinegar. 

Nasal Polypus. — Inject into the tumor, 5 drops of Acetic 
acid ; in four or five days it will drop off. 

Influenza (recent cold in the head). — Saturate a small 
pledget of cotton with vinegar and insert it into one nostril 
loosely; and after an hour remove it, and insert one in the 

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SECTION I42. — VINEGAR. 

other nostril ; not so large as to obstruct the breathing — 
cure in two hours. 

Black specks in the skin of the face. — Wash the face 
with vinegar every night on going to bed, and in the morn- 
ing wash it off with sand-soap. 

Diseased Gums (foul, spongy). — Use dilute vinegar as a 
mouth wash ; this heals the gums after diphtheria. 

Croup.— il All that is needed to cure croup, is pure vine- 
gar ; give the child T / 2 teaspoonful, every J /£ hour in a little 
water. I have not had need to give anything else in croup 
for years." 

Hiccough. — A morsel of sugar dipped in vinegar, and 
placed in the mouth, stops it directly. 

Spinal Weakness. — Bathe the spine twice a day with 
vinegar and wine, equal parts, mixed. 

Typhoid and Typhus Fever. — " Pure vinegar, adult 5 
drops on sugar, every hour or two, is often the only remedy 
needed ; at the same time the body should be sponged all 
over with dilute vinegar 3 times a day." ^ 

Smallpox — Varioloid. — Of all methods devised for the 
prevention and cure of varioloid or smallpox, none have 
proven equal to the vinegar treatment. As a preventive, an 
adult should take 2 tablespoonfuls of pure cider vinegar, or 
still better, raspberry vinegar, with or without a little water, 
one hour after breakfast, and one hour after supper, daily 
for 14 days; half-grown children and feeble adults may take 
half this quantity. During an attack of the disease, admin- 
ister the vinegar in the same way, and fumigate the sick room, 
twice daily, with vinegar evaporated from a hot shovel. 

Itching Nettle Rash. — Bathe with vinegar diluted with 
warm water. 

Birth Mark. — Soak cotton in strong vinegar, and apply 
to the naevus by compress ; this coagulates the blood in the 
vessels, the spot becomes hard and yellow, and is thrown 
off by exfoliation. 

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SECTION I42. — VINEGAR. 

(C) Ring- Worm. — Apply by sponge or cloth, Acetic 
acid (8) twice a week for 3 weeks if needful so long. Chry- 
sophanic acid salve 20 grains to the ounce of base ; applied 
daily, and at the same time the acid taken internally (dose, 
Section 56, A), cures many skin affections, including Ring- 
worm — Eczema — Herpes — Dry and Humid Eruptions, acute 
and chronic. 

Ulcer. — Pure vinegar, 10 percent, solution in water, used 
as a wash, 3 times a day, gives invariably good results. 

Burn or Scald. — Apply vinegar full strength, until the 
pain abates, then remove scabs with poultice and heal with 
zinc ointment. 

Warts. — Apply vinegar full strength daily — Soon gone. 

Corns. — Apply pure cider vinegar, or acetic acid, with 
camel-hair brush night and morning ; in a week no corn ; 
or apply bread crumbs soaked in strong vinegar every night 
for a week, and then you can pick them off dead. 

Mad Dog Bite. — "Bathe the wound with hot vinegar 
and wipe dry, then pour into it several drops of nitric acid ; 
this is an unfailing preventive of Hydrophobia." 

(D) Chronic Gout — Enlarged Joints. — Into a given 
quantity of hot vinegar put as much salt as it will dissolve, 
and with this solution bathe the parts affected, rubbing the 
lavement well in with the hands for 1 5 minutes, then dry 
them by the fire ; do this four times a day, until decidedly 
better, then twice a day for a while, and lastly once a day 
until the cure is complete. A case of Chronic Diarrhcea 
reported cured, by taking of a saturated solution of salt 
in vinegar, adult, 1 drachm, three times a day. 



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SECTION 143. 

WILD YAM. 
GENERAL INDICATIONS for Dioscorea. — Person 
subject to felons — seizures of violent pain in the bowels, 
sometimes suddenly shifting to the fingers or toes — some 
relief by walking and rubbing the seat of pain, none by 
bending double — hot fluid stools. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, ^ to 1 drachm of the Fluid 
Extract — Tincture 20 to 60 drops. Child, see Section 
56, B. 

Colic (screaming with pain and vomiting; the pains 
sometimes suddenly shifting to the extremities.) — " Diosco- 
rea, (fluid extract) adult, 1 teaspoonful, every 5 minutes, is 
the true specific. I believe it will cure any case of colic. 
The same by aid of hot sitz baths cured a case of Renal 
colic in 30 minutes." 

Nocturnal Emissions. — Dioscorea villosa tincture, 5 
drops 3 times a day, rarely fails to cure. 

Sinking at the Stomach Pit — Gone feeling in the 
Stomach — Pyrosis. — There is no remedy equal to Dios- 
corea for this condition, even when the drug is taken in 
minute doses. 



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SECTION 144. 

WITCH HAZEL. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for Hamamelis. —Passive 
bleeding, dark blood — enlarged, knotted veins — cold sweat 
upon the genitals — pains in the region of the groin — aver- 
sion to water, nausea even from the thought of drinking it 
(Phosphorus). 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B. 

Ordinary Dose. — Adult, ]/ 2 to 2 drachms of the Fluid 
Extract — Hamamelin, 1 to 5 grains. Child, Section 56, B. 

(A) Hamamelis, even in minute doses, is as near the spe- 
cific remedy as possible for Passive Hemorrhage — slow, con- 
stant bleeding from any part — Purpura Hemorrhagica — 
Nose Bleed — Bloody Urine — Vomiting of Blood — Bleeding 
Piles — Bleeding after the Extraction of a Tooth — Raising 
Blood from the lungs, coming into the mouth like a warm 
current — Overflow of Menses — Stupor instead of Menses — 
Phlebitis — Varicose Veins — Ulcers from broken veins — 
Leucorrhcea bloody — Very sore tender Rheumatism — In- 
flammation and Enlargement of the Scrotum — Cold Sweat on 
the Scrotum — Neuralgia of the Testes, worse at night — 
Inflammation of the Ovaries , intense pain in the groin region 
— Painful Menses — Vicarious Menstruation — Prolapsus ani, 
inject 20 drops of the tincture in 4 ounces of water, into 
the bowel after each passage. 

Varicose Veins. — Inject 20 minims of Hamamelis Tinc- 
ture behind the vein, whilst the vein is being lifted up with 
a fold of the skin : the only after treatment needed is rest; 
one injection is generally sufficient to effect a radical cure. 
No inflammation follows the injection. 

Throat Affections — (acute and chronic inflammation 
and ulceration — catarrhal affections of the air passages — 

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SECTION I44. — WITCH HAZEL. 

hoarseness — affections of the voice of public speakers). — 
The one grand leading remedy is Hamamelis and pure 
English Glycerine mixed, in the proportion of 1 part to 2, 
and used as a lavement, gargle or spray, as often as the case 
may require. 

Eye Affections — (ophthalmia — inflammation and ulcera- 
tion — purulent ophthalmia of infants — excessive lachryma- 
tion). — Distilled extract of Witch Hazel (or Pond's extract), 
diluted with water to suit the case, poured warm into 
the eye, as often as convenient (it causes no pain), is the 
most soothing and effective eye lotion that I have ever 
used. In purulent ophthalmia of infants, the eye must 
be kept constantly cleansed, and the solution poured into 
the open eye warm after each cleansing ; it will certainly 
cure. 

Milk Secretion Arrested (when needful in case of wean- 
ing). — Rub the breasts with Hamamelis unguent., 4 times a 
day. If it be desired to dry up the milk in one breast only, 
then only anoint that breast. 

Milk Leg. — Place the limb affected upon a cushion or 
pillow in a horizontal position ; let patient take Hamamelis 
in minute doses hourly, and have the limb bathed every 3 
hours, with Pond's extract of Witch Hazel or Hamamelis 
tincture, mixed with Rum in equal parts, applied hot, and 
the limb wrapped in raw cotton and covered with oil-silk. 
After the acute stage has passed, bandage the leg, from toes 
to hip, and keep it bandaged as long as the swelling con- 
tinues. If pus forms, let it out ; the leg must not be used 
until all of the disease has disappeared. 

Chafing (rawness in the folds of the skin). — Bathe with 
Pond's extract of Witch Hazel and water, equal parts. 

Boil — Carbuncle. — Take Hamamelis in minute doses, 
and apply Hamamelis tincture in solution (20 drops in y^ 
teacup of water), keeping the part constantly macerated with 
the solution by compress. Pond's extract may be used 

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SECTION I45. — YEAST. 

instead of the tincture of Hamamelis. This treatment is all 
that can be desired. 

(B) Anal Affections (fissure, sore, tender piles). — Hama- 
melis Unguent., frequent applications soon relieves. The 
same for a sty. 

Leucorrhoea. — Pond's extract of Witch Hazel, 1 table- 
spoonful in a teacupful of warm water, inject into the vagina, 
forcing it well up, 3 times a day, this cures most obstinate 
cases in a few weeks. 



SECTION 145. 

YEAST. 

Purgative. — What aperient have we so pleasant, safe and 
sure as a cup of fresh yeast ? 

(A) In case of Bowel obstruction inject yeast by the 
quart. 

Boil-Diathesis (subject to boils, coming in crops). — Take 
brewer's yeast, adult, a tablespoonful, twice a day for a week ; 
no more boils. 

Colic. — Adult, take a teacupful of yeast; anon, the pain is 
gone. Child dose, according to age. 

Inflammation. — Apply upon the seat of suffering, poul- 
tices made of Indian meal, boiled in brewer's yeast, and 
saturated with laudanum ; apply them hot and renew them 
as often as they become cool. 

(B) In case of threatened mortification of the bowels; 
take brewer's yeast, adult, a tablespoonful every 2 hours, 
and apply yeast poultices upon the abdomen. 



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SECTION 146. 

YELLOW JESSAMINE. 

GENERAL INDICATIONS for Gelseminm.— dumb- 
ness of the tongue (Aconite) — blurred vision — feverishness 
with drowsiness and desire to be alone, perfectly quiet — ail- 
ments induced or made worse, by mental worry — feeling of 
need to be constantly in motion to prevent the action of the 
heart from ceasing — (Digitalis, exactly the reverse). 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, B. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, 5 to 20 drops of the Fluid ex- 
tract — Tincture 10 to 50 drops. Child, see Section 56, B. 

(A) " Gelsemium, adult, 5 drops of the tincture taken every 
hour until vision becomes blurred ; then in abated doses 
and lengthened intervals, is the true remedy for Ague ; 
it is the grand specific; better than Quinia because it abso- 
lutely cures. By a 3 days' course of Gelsemium, once a 
month, adult, 5 drops every 5 hours, you may bid defiance 
to malaria." There is no better remedy than Gelsemium 
for Fevers in general — Convulsions — Local Spasms — 
Paroxysms of Choking — Vaginismus — Tetanus — Hydro- 
phobia, perhaps our best hope. Elecampane root, adult, 
2 ounces at a dose, every third morning until 3 doses 
taken; (the root, being bruised and boiled in a pint of 
new milk down to half pint) is said to be an infallible 
preventive, if given before spasms have set in. Gelse- 
mium has been used with success for Paralysis following 
diphtheria, drop doses of the tincture — Paralysis of the 
eyelids, drop doses — Retinitis — Inability to retain the urine, 
constant dribbling — Delirium Tremens — Apoplexy, first 
remedy, to restore consciousness — Cold in the head — Sore 
throat, even diphtheritic — Catarrhal loss of voice — Hiccough 

— Renal colic, one drop of the tincture every 5 minutes — 

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SECTION I46. — YELLOW JESSAMINE. 

Measles, minute doses, almost specific — Night sweat, drop 
doses of tincture every 2 hours — Death-like goneness, and 
sinking at the pit of the stomach — Toothache, drop doses of 
the tincture every ^ hour ; also if the tooth is hollow satu- 
rate a pledget of cotton with the tincture and insert it into 
the tooth, sure relief. 

Noise in the ears. — Gelsemium tincture, diluted one- 
half with water, a few drops in the ear. 

Pimples. — Gelsemium tincture : take 3 drops 3 times a 
day for 3 weeks; reported cures. Nitric acid dilute, 5 
drops in a wineglass of water, take night and morning, also 
bathe the face with the same diluted to suit the sensation — 
reported cures in six weeks. 

Nocturnal Emissions.— -GelsemiinJ^ grain and Lupulin 
3 grains, mixed, in one powder, take a powder every night 
and be cured. 

(B) Lady's Blessing. — If labor pains are insufficient, or 
irregular, or the os uteri rigid, let patient take 3 drops of the 
tincture of Gelsemium every ]/ 2 hour; the same to arrest False 
pains and After pains. Drop doses of the tincture taken 3 times 
a day during pregnancy, obviate various ailments incident 
thereto. Macrotin, 10 per cent, trit., with milk sugar in 3 
grain doses, taken every y 2 hour, is complete master of 
After pains. 



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SECTION 147. 

ZINC. 
GENERAL INDICATIONS.— Twitching of the mus- 
cles — knotted, varicose veins — fidgety feet — no appetite for 
breakfast — aversion to sweets, and to warm cooked food — 
ailments worse from wine. 

Minute Dose. — Section 56, A-D. 

Officinal Dose. — Adult, 1 to 2 grains of the Valerianate 
— Phosphate 1 to 3 grains Sulphate, emetic 15 to 20 grains. 
Child, see Section 56, A. 

Zinc val. in minute doses, has effected astonishing cures 
of Violent Neuralgic Headache, and various Neuralgic Affec- 
tions of the face and eyes. 

Zinc phos. in minute doses, is a valuable remedy for 
Mental Derangement, resulting from bodily disease — Enfee- 
blement of mind and body from habitual inebriation — Hys- 
teria, foremost remedy — Hypochondriasis — Chorea — Loco- 
motor Ataxia — Somnambulism — Pterygion reported cures 
with minute doses. (Ratanhia.) 

Affections of the Eyes (ophthalmia, inflammation of 
the eyes and lids). — Never fail to relieve with lotion made 
of Acetate of Zinc 2 grains ; Sulphate of Morphia 2 grains ; 
and water 1 ounce, mixed. A few drops of the solution 
poured into the eye 4 times a day. 



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SECTION 148. 

SUPPLEMENTARY. 

(C) Cicuta Virosa. — Dose, Section 56 B-C-D. 

General Indications. — Vertigo with reeling — jerking of 
the head and arms — distention of the abdomen — pains 
abated by thinking of them (Camphor) — morbid craving 
for charcoal. 

A prominent remedy for Mental Derangements — Mono- 
mania — Spasm of oesophagus — Somnambulism — Trembling 
action of the heart — Jerking of the arms and hands — Ver- 
tigo with reeling — Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis, Specific — 
Paralysis of the bladder — Mentagra. 

(C 2 ) Cocculus Indicus. — Dose, Section 56, B. 

General Indications. — Tottering head, weak neck — wind 
pain, taking the breath — numb limbs, going to sleep — 
nausea when cold, or when riding — every little thing 
annoys — desire for food without appetite — aversion to 
acids. 

Cures Stomach Pains occurring soon after meals — Men- 
strual Colic — Chlorosis — Nervous Affections — Chorea — 
Dysphagia — Giddy lightness of the head — Sick stomach, 
when cold — Paralytic weakness of legs — Paraplegia. 

(C 3 ) Colocynthis. — Dose, Section 56, B. 

General Indications. — Bowel pains with nausea — colic, 
forcing to bend double and press upon the seat of pain 
— constrictive pains, binding like a band (cactus) — jelly- 
like urine, fetid — ailments worse by eating and drinking 
— better by drinking coffee. 

Cures Spasmodic Colic, paroxysms every 5 to 10 minutes 
— Dysentery and Diarrhoea, with colic — Scaling of the skin 
in spots — Stiffness of joints, as if by shortening of the ten- 
dons — Sciatica. 

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(Q) Condurango. — Dose, 56, B. Used for Rhagades, or 
deep cracks and fissures, especially about the mouth, and 
on the tongue — Malignant Sore Mouth — Cancer, almost 
specific — Gastric Cancer — Gastric Ulcer. 

(C 5 ) Conium Maculatum. — Dose, Section 56, B. 

General Indications. — Tremulous weakness — giddiness on 
turning in bed — interrupted flow of urine, it stops and 
starts — ailments worse during rest, better by walking — de- 
sire for salt and acid things. 

Adapted to the treatment of ailments resulting from 
bruise of gland, or shock of spine — Shaking Palsy — Para- 
lytic Condition of elderly people — Locomotor Ataxia — 
Vertigo on turning in bed — Loss of memory — Apoplexy — 
Asthma of old people — Induration of testis — Induration 
of ovaries — Hard lumps in the breasts — Cancerous In- 
duration of glands — Orchitis from a bruise — Enlarge- 
ment of the liver — Liver spots — Petechias of old people — 
Weakness of sight — Photophobia — Paralysis of eyelids — 
Cataract from injury. Jt^p 1 Hemeralopia (Evening or 
night blindness), may be cured in 4 or 5 days by procuring 
some liver of calf y sheep, goat, or ox, and placing a slice 
on some live coals, and holding the face over it so as to 
receive the fumes upon the eyes, 10 minutes at a time, 
twice a day. Over twenty cases in succession, reported 
cured in this way. 

(F) Fluoric Acid, also Fluoride of Calcium. — Dose, 
Section 56, B. — Cures Felon — Onychia — Nail Disease — 
Alopecia — Goitre — Varicosus — Caries — Exostosis — Decay 
of tooth enamel — Syphilitic Affections of throat and tongue 
(Condurango) — Opacity of the cornea — Specks on the cor- 
nea — Induration of testis — Hard knots in the breasts — 
Ozaena. 

(I) Ignatia Amara. — Dose, Section 56, B. 

General Indications. — Silent grief, sighing — gone, sunken 
feeling at the stomach — stitches in the rectum — ailments 

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worse on waking in the morning — sufferings aggravated 
by the slightest touch, also by the smell of tobacco, or 
drink of coffee — desire for acids — aversion to warm food. 

Suitable remedy for ailments resulting from grief or fright 
— Hysteria, alternate laughing and crying — Hiccough — 
Spasmodic Yawning — Clavus — Intercostal Neuralgia — 
"Gone feeling " at the stomach pit — Coldness or Numbness 
of the feet — Convulsions from worms, from indigestion 
from fright or punishment — Spasm of the glottis (choking) 
from fright — Twitching about the mouth — Prolapsus ani, 
with deep stitches in the rectum — Copious flow of pale 
urine. 

(I 2 ) Ichthyol (fish fossil oil, non-poisonous). — Ordinary 
dose of the salt, Ammonium-Sulpho-Ichthyolicum ; for 
an adult, 15 grains per day in water — Of the alcoholo-ethe- 
real solution (5 per cent.) 20 drops, 3 times a day — Unguent, 
Ichthyol and vaseline (or other base), equal parts — Wound 
dressing, prepared Ichthyol absorbing cotton. 

" By combining, when practicable, the internal and ex- 
ternal use of Ichthyol, we become armed with the most 
efficient means yet devised for the treatment of Blood and 
Skin Diseases — Eczema in all forms and varieties, acute and 
chronic — Pruritus — Prurigo — Acne Rosacea — Psoriasis — 
Erysipelas — Lipoma — Acute and Chronic, Articular and 
Muscular Rheumatism — Acute and Chronic Gout — Tume- 
faction of Joints — Catarrh of nose and throat (gargle) — 
Gastric Catarrh — Chronic Constipation — Piles — Wounds — 
Lesions — Infectious cuts with the dissecting knife." 

" In twenty-seven years' practice, having treated over sixty 
thousand cases, I have never seen such magical cures as 
those effected with Ichthyol." 

Chronic Eczema y 8 years' standing, ulcerated, cured in four 
weeks ! Goat, the excruciating pain assuaged at once, and 
cure effected in an incredibly short time ! Infection from 
the cut of a dissecting knife, immediate relief and effectual 

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cure ! Lipoma removed without the knife, unprecedented 
results ! Lepra vanquished as by a giant's hand ! 

(L) Lactic Acid. — This acid when applied in solution, 
at first from 20 to 30, and afterward from 50 to 75 per cent. 
and sometimes in full strength, on cotton or sponge, to the 
parts affected, is said to be the best agent yet discovered with 
which to combat Fungous Caries — Lupus — Epithelioma 
— Tubercular Inflammation and Ulceration of the pharynx 
and larynx. 

(M) Moschus (musk). — Minute dose, Section 56, B. 

General Indications. — One cheek or one hand pale and 
cool, the other red and warm (Chamomile) — chewing mo- 
tion of the jaw during sleep — evacuation of the bowels 
during sleep (Arnica) — ailments worse when out doors, 
better indoors and moving about. 

(A) In minute doses Moschus is an excellent remedy for 
Hysteria and Nervous Palpitation of the heart. 

" Musk administered by rectal injections, for an adult 10 
grains, with laudanum 20 drops, suspended in an ounce of 
mucilage of Acacia, effects marvelous results in cases of 
exhaustion of vital powers — Giving out of nerve centres — 
Extreme degree of coldness or heat — Sudden Collapse — 
Death-door conditions in Typhoid Fever — Adynamic Py- 
aemia — Delirium Tremens of chronic topers — In Hyper- 
pyrexia it reduces the temperature 3 degrees in 20 minutes. 
In no case repeat the injections until emergency demands it!' 

Note. — Antipyrin, adult, 15 to 20 grains, taken every 3 
or 4 hours, is the lauded remedy of the day for reducing 
temperature, especially for the pyrexia of phthisis. " In 
erysipelas , if temperature is very high, 1 5 grains may be given, 
every hour for 3 times, then wait ; if necessary, after some 
hours repeat it in a stronger dose. In sunstroke, the use of 
Antipyrin, either hypodermically, or per rectum, or by 
mouth, has given excellent results. For the attendant spas- 
modic conditions the most certain remedy is morphia, thrown 

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under the skin. The system should be kept full of liquids ; 
give water by injections. In Acute Articular Rheumatism, 
Antipyrin, adult, 60 to 90 grains affords immediate and 
complete relief." 

(N) Naphthalin. — Dose, Section 56, A. Cures Hay 
Fever in a week by taking a dose every hour during the day 
— Whooping cough, almost specific — Chronic urethral dis- 
charge (acute discharge Gelsemium tincture 5 drops every 
3 hours ; or Cannabis indica tinct, I drop 3 times a day). 

(N 2 ) Nitric Acid.— Dose, Section 56, B. 

General Indications. — Ulcers upon the mucous surface of 
any of the orifices or avenues of the body, with sticking 
pains as from splinters — dark urine, very strong, rank — 
ailments worse on waking, and by contact, touch — better 
when riding — desire for smoked herring and fat food — 
aversion to bread and meat. 

Suitable remedy for Nerve Debility, with weak digestion, 
and morbid craving for undigestible things — Ulceration 
upon mucous surfaces, as in mouth, throat, vagina, anus, 
with pricking sensation, as from splinters — Otorrhcea — Puru- 
lent Ophthalmia, with ulceration of the cornea — Mad dog 
bite (" apply the acid in full strength, immediately to the 
wound, this never fails to prevent hydrophobia ") — Burn 
produced by nitric acid, may be successfully treated by ap- 
plication of a dilute solution of sulphurous acid — Birth 
Mark, insert into the naevus the point of a needle imme- 
diately after dipping it into pure nitric acid, this will effect 
its removal, leaving but little scar — Condyloma — Node — 
Sycosis — Syphilis. 

(P) Paraldehyd. — Ordinary dose, for adult, 20 to 80 
drops. Child, see Section 56, B. " This remedy lulls pain 
and produces refreshing sleep, without after bad effects — 
splendid for Insomnia following a debauch — simply invalu- 
able for colic, screaming spells, and sleeplessness of infants ; 
the result is all that can be desired ; the dose should be 

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SECTION I48, P z . R. R . S. S . S 3 . 

given in sweetened water, if pure it tastes somewhat like 
peppermint, not disagreeable. It warms the stomach and 
gives a delightful sense of rest." 

(P 2 ) Prussic Acid, also Lauro-cerasus (Laurel water). 
— Minute dose, Section 56, B — Ordinary dose, adult, 2 to 5 
drops of the dilute acid — Laurel water ^ to 1 drachm (this 
is preferable to the acid in most cases). 

Suitable for Acute Mania — Melancholy — Nervous Palpi- 
tation of the heart — Whooping Cough — Spasmodic Cough, 
with affection of the heart — Dyspepsia, with red tongue — 
Gastrodinia — Cyanosis. 

(R) Ranunculus Bulbosa. — Dose Section 56, B. Valu- 
able remedy for Rheumatism of the chest — Pleurodynia — 
Chest Pains of Phthisis — Intercostal Neuralgia — Infra- 
mammary pains — Shingles — Sciatica. 

(R 2 ) Rosemary Oil. — Smelling of this oil relieves or dis- 
sipates Nervous Headache and Hysteria. It is also used 
in the formation of a pomade for promoting the growth of 
hair, and preventing the hair from falling out ; it is also said 
to keep the hair in curl. 

(S) Senega. — Minute dose Section 56, B. Officinal 
dose, for adult, 20 to 40 drops of the fluid extract — Tincture 
y 2 to 2 drachms. Child, see Section 56, B. 

General Indications. — Painless cough with bluish expecto- 
ration — weakness in the chest — dropsical condition. Suita- 
ble for Bronchitis of old people with oppression of breath- 
ing, bluish sputu, and weak chest. 

(5 2 ) Squilla (squills).— Minute dose Section 56, B. Offi- 
cinal dose for adult, 10 to 30 drops of the fluid extract — 
syrup y 2 to 1 drachm. Child, see Section 56, B. Used 
with great success for Chronic Bronchitis of feeble persons, 
with pipes clogged with phlegm and wheezing respiration. 

(5 3 ) Sticta Pulmonica. — Minute dose Section 56, B. 
General Indications. — Light floating sensation in the 

limbs, when lying down — hard racking cough, especially in 
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the evening and night with sleeplessness — dry, sore scabby 
nostrils — ailments worse at night. 

Very superior remedy for Hay Fever — Catarrhal Cough 
— Acute and Chronic Bronchitis — Acute and Chronic Nasal 
Catarrh — Acute muscular Rheumatism — Sick Headache, 
specific — Sleeplessness. " One drop of the tincture on 
sugar, taken on retiring to bed, insures a good night's rest." 

(S 4 ) Sumbul. — Ordinary dose for adult 10 to 30 minims 
of the tincture — Fluid extract ^ to 1 drachm. Child, see 
Section 56, B. 

This is a remedy much praised for its efficacy in the treat- 
ment of Delirium Tremens — Epilepsy — Nerve Disorders — 
Hysteria — Neuralgia ; perhaps more valuable than any other 
remedy for Facial Neuralgia, Sciatica, and neuralgia of the 
ovary — For Insomnia and Restlessness of pregnancy it 
stands preeminent; is also highly useful for Hypochon- 
driasis. 

(V) Valeriana. — Minute dose, Section 56, B. Officinal 
dose for adult 1 drachm of the fluid extract — Tincture 1 to 
4 drachms. Child, see Section 56, B. 

General Indications. — Feeling of coldness about the head 
— sensation like a string hanging down the throat — fright- 
ened feeling when in the dark. 

This remedy stands in the first rank for Nervousness — 
Fidgets — Hysteria — Flushes of heat from the least exer- 
tion — Sudden Bloating of the bowels from gas — Hypochon- 
driasis — Copious flow of pale urine. 

(W) Remedies recommended in minute doses (see 
Section 56). — l Ambra for nervousness, sleeplessness, vertigo, 
pruritus vulvae. — 2 Bovista for eczema, tetter, metrorrhagia, 
ailments attended with sensation of enlargement of the whole 
head. — 3 Causticum (caustic potash) for cataract, aphony, 
cough attended with escape of urine, or when the expec- 
toration only comes up far enough to be swallowed, no 
power to spit it out, paralysis especially of the face or eye- 

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lids, or of the organs of deglutition, as after diphtheria, 
enuresis, azoturia (senna), rheumatic arthritis. — 4 Chamomilla 
for violent, insufferable pains with great irritability of tem- 
per, affections from anger, neuralgia, earache, toothache, 
jaundice (C/ielidon), griping diarrhoea with green stools, 
bilious colic, menstrual colic, after-pains, metrorrhagia, or- 
chitis, ailments attendant upon teething, child exceedingly- 
cross, only quiet when carried, one cheek red, head damp 
with warm sweat, especially around the edge of the hair, 
more when taking food. — 5 Clematis for blepharitis, iritis, 
foul eruptions upon the head, eczema, ill effects of mercury, 
urethral stricture, orchitis, indurated swelling of the testes. — 
6 Graphites for falling of the hair, inflammation of the eyelids, 
noise in the ears, induration of the breasts or ovaries follow- 
ing inflammation, scanty or delaying menses, eczema, pso- 
riases in palms of the hands, exudation of thin sticky fluid 
from raw places as in the folds of the skin and behind the 
ears, constipation, stools large and knotty, fissures in the 
anus, hydrocele. — 7 Hecla lava for bone tumors, especially of 
the jaw bones, and for gum-boils. — *Juglans regia (" vege- 
table arsenic ") for ecthyma, eczema, suffocating pains in the 
chest when walking, must stop frequently and rest for relief. 
— * Lapis albus for cancerous ulcers, and malignant growths. 
— 10 ' Lycopodium for acute pneumonia, with fan-like motion 
of the nostrils, acute articular rheumatism, enteritis of in- 
fants, water-brash, sour eructations, flatulence, feeling con- 
stantly full, as after eating too much, itching in the anus, 
congestion of the liver, earthy yellow complexion, gravel, 
lithiasis, red sand in the urine, plica polonica, intertrigo, 
aneurism, phthisis, chronic pneumonia with offensive ex- 
pectoration, chronic bronchitis with muco-purulent sputa, 
" Fan-like motion of the nostrils is the key-note for Lycopo 
in any ailment." 

(X) 1 Melilotus officinalis for headache, " the mere inhala- 
tion of the aroma from the mother tincture of sweet clover 

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SECTION I48, X CONTINUED. 

immediately arrests headache, whether nervous or conges- 
tive." — 2 Mentha piperita (peppermint) for dry cough, " spe- 
cific," cures almost any dry cough in twenty-four hours, and 
greatly relieves the cough of consumption. — 3 Mercury (best 
form for general use is the iodide) for congestion of the liver, 
" torpid liver," jaundice (carduus mari). Inflammation of the 
eye, eyelids, iris, retina, internal ear, mammary glands, liver, 
kidney (corrosiv.), peritoneum, joints, bones and coverings 
of the bones. Ulceration upon external and internal sur- 
faces, especially of mouth, throat, intestines, bones. Mumps, 
measles, scarlet fever, small-pox, intertrigo, syphilis, scrofula, 
paralysis agitans, earache, toothache in decayed teeth (kreos), 
ptyalism, vomiting milk, especially nursing babies, ailments 
attended with indescribable uneasiness and peevish, irritable 
temper. — A Mizereum for impetigo, pityriasis, ulceration, peri- 
ostitis, prurigo (rumex crisp), nodes and nocturnal, pains, 
shingles, itching of the skin at night in bed, worse by 
scratching, itching in the vagina, leucorrhcea with terrible 
irritation in the vagina. — 5 Millefolium for hemorrhage in 
general, especially from the bladder and lungs (acalypha). — 
6 Oleander for lichen, eruptions upon the head, skin of the 
whole body very sensitive to friction of the clothing, becomes 
sore from the chafing, gnawing itching of the skin when un- 
dressing as from an eruption, attack of extreme debility, can 
not talk aloud. — 7 Oxalic acid for inflammation of the spinal 
cord and meninges, also of the tongue, lungs and stomach, 
" universal success with grain doses in gastritis," chronic 
throat affections, palpitation of the heart on first lying down 
at nights, numbness of the finger ends. — 8 Petroleum for 
chronic catarrh in general, (nasal, bronchial, urethral, uterine, 
intestinal), consumption "the true remedy," ailments attended 
with the sensation of a cold stone in the heart, gastric trou- 
bles with aversion to fat (pulsatil.) daytime diarrhoea, dysen- 
tery (alternate ipecac), fetid foot sweat with tender feet, fetid 
sweat in the armpits, unhealthy skin tending to fester. — 

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1 Picric acid for boils in the ears, inflammation of the retina, 
and internal structure of the eye, softening of the spinal 
cord, profound anaemia with prostration and vomiting, ero- 
tomania, cold weak legs, heavy like lead, or covered with 
cold clammy sweat. — l0 Platina for sycosis, syphilis, excessive 
menstruation, ovarian affections, melancholy of women, 
with self-exaltation and contempt of others, " horrifying 
thoughts," hysterical asthma, ailments attended with putty- 
like stools hindering expulsion. — ll Prunus spinosa for deep- 
seated eye pains, and inflammation of internal structure of 
the eye — 12 Pulsatilla for false presentation, attest fifteen cases 
in succession of spontaneous version after taking a few 
doses. — lz Sabadilla for hay fever, "cure in a week," chronic 
nasal catarrh, rheumatic arthritis. — 1A Sabina for excessive 
flow of menses — " hemorrhagic metritis," miscarriage, pain- 
ful affections of the small joints, constant irritation in the 
vagina and rectum, ailments attended with pain extending 
from the sacrum through to the pubes. 

(Y) — * Sepia succus for displacement of the womb, pain- 
ful menses, vulvitis, chronic nasal catarrh, " cure two-thirds 
of all cases," migraine (cyclam.), ring-worm, liver spots, 
congestion of the liver and whole portal system, lithiasis, 
pink sediment in urine adhering like paint to the chamber 
vessel, wetting the bed in the first nap, ailments attended 
with sudden fainty spells. — ^Spongia for valvular affections 
of the heart, patient awakes suddenly at night with sense 
of extreme suffocation (see Section 2, sponge) — z Staphisa- 
gria for blepharitis, sty-diathesis, toothache in decayed 
teeth, sea sickness, preventive if taken before vomiting sets 
in (petroleum), prostatitis, spermatorrhoea, ailments attended 
with exceeding sensitiveness to mental and physical impres- 
sions (asafoetida).— 4 Stannum for hypochondriasis, bronchi- 
ectasis, bronchorrhcea, chronic cough with greenish sputa 
of sweetish taste, feeling of great weakness and emptiness 
in the chest, great fatigue from talking, and from going 

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down stairs, phthisis, marasmus, migraine, periodical neu- 
ralgia, pains coming on slowly, increasing gradually to a 
high degree, then as gradually abating, abdominal pains 
relieved by firm pressure, baby's colic relieved by placing 
the child upon its stomach, or with breast over the nurse's 
shoulder — worms, worm affections excellent, ailments at- 
tended with intolerable uneasiness and discontent. — h Stil- 
lingia for scrofula, syphilis, nodes and attendant pains. — 

6 Tellurium for irritation of the spinal cord, otitis media with 
thin discharge " specific " (for thict discharge pulsatil.). — 

7 Teucrium for seat worms " specific," nasal polypus, poly- 
uria (uranium, scilla). — 8 Verbascum for hemicrania, facial 
neuralgia, enuresis, there is no better remedy for " wetting 
the bed." 

(W) Excerpts. 

Chronic Nasal Catarrh, Ozcena. — Cleanse the nostrils with 
warm salt water, dry the surface with absorbent cotton, in- 
troduce daily into each nostril loosely a bit of cotton moist- 
ened with a few drops of the essential oil of turpentine, 
the disagreeable odor of the ozaena will almost immediately 
vanish, and a permanent cure of the disease be effected in a 
month. 

Earache. — Drop into the ear a few drops of cocaine, 2 per 
cent, solution ; this will stop the pain instantly ; if it should 
return after an hour or two, repeat the application. 

Asthenopia and Headache involving the eyes. — The fore- 
most remedy is onosmodium virgin, dose Section 56, B, 
taken three or four times a day. Headache at time of men- 
ses, involving the eyes, and affecting the sight with vertigo, 
finds its true remedy in cyclamen europ., dose Section 56, B. 

Cataract. — Take ammonia four times a day and apply 
ammonia to the temples ; persevere and see. 

Hawking.^-Hepstica triloba, dose Section 56, B, taken 
four times a day, completely breaks up a habit of hawking 
and cleanses the lungs of bad sputa, also cures dyspepsia. 

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SECTION I48, W CONTINUED. 

Consumption and Chronic Lung Affections. — The remedy 
upon which rests our hope for the future treatment of chronic 
organic affections of the lungs, is mutisia viciaefolia, a rem- 
edy that is claimed positively to cure phthisis, promptly and 
thoroughly. It is said that consumptives should resort to, or 
seek employment in lead factories, or be occupied in busi- 
ness where they may daily inhale the fumes of burning 
rosin or sulphur. 

Falling of the Womb. — Lappa majora, dose Section 56, 
B, taken four times a day, will in a short time completely 
restore the prolapsed uterus to its place. 

Sciatica. — Adult, take one drop of the tincture of apocy- 
num cannab., in a little water, every half hour, until pain 
abates, then every hour or two until the disease is van- 
quished. This is the remedy of first choice in all cases. 

Typhoid Fever (all stages and types). — Eucalyptus, 
minute doses (see Section 56, B), controls the high temper- 
ature better than any other antifebrile remedy, and conducts 
the case safely through from beginning to end. In case of 
tympanites or hemorrhage from the bowels, aid internal 
treatment by enemata of eucalyptol ; to 1 drachm of the 
oil, beaten up with the yelk of an egg, add a mixture of 1 
pint each of milk and water, and throw it well up into the 
bowel. 



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SECTION 149. 

ELECTRO-MAGNETISM. 

(Therapeutic application.) 

General Rules (to be strictly adhered to, except when 
expressly mentioned otherwise). — Apply the positive pole 
lower than the negative ; that is, farther from the head. 

The currents are at times to be divided into two or more 
branches from the main ; thus applying one current to sev- 
eral portions of the body; this will be observed in the 
directions given for the treatment of quite a number of 
diseases. 

Never stop the treatment with a current reverse to that 
with which yon started. 

Abbreviations. — P stands for positive pole ; N for nega- 
tive pole ; Saddle, for the plate on which the patient sits. 



Headache, especially sick headache. — P to saddle and 
small of back : N to back*of neck and stomach. 

Delirium. — P to hands, feet and lower end of spine : N 
to temples and back of neck. 

Dropsy on the brain. — P to hands, feet and saddle : N 
to back of neck and both sides of the head. 
. Baldness, falling of the hair. — P to saddle : N (the 
sponge saturated with salt water) to back of neck and all 
over the scalp ; morning and evening. 

Obscure Vision ; also Nearsightedness. — P to saddle : 
N to back of neck, and upon the eye. 

Blindness.— P to saddle: N to eye. Apply 15 minutes, 
the reverse 5 minutes. See general rules. 

Weak eyes. — P to saddle: N to spine and over and 
about the eyes. 

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SECTION I49. — ELECTRO-MAGNETISM. 

Deafness. — P to saddle or back : N (with sponge pole) 
in the ear. After 15 minutes' application, reverse 5 minutes. 
See general rules. 

Toothache. — P to saddle, hands and feet : N to affected 
tooth. 

Stammering speech (impediment). — P to saddle, hands 
and feet : N to throat and spine. 

Diphtheria. — P to saddle, hands and feet : N to throat. 

Sore Throat (quinsy — ulceration). — P to saddle, hands 
and feet : N to throat and back of neck. After 1 5 minutes 
reverse 5 minutes. See general rules. 

Goitre. — P to saddle: N to the tumor by downward 
strokes, and to spine between the shoulders. 

Croup. — P to saddle and back of neck : N to throat and 
chest. 

Asthma. — P to breast, spine and saddle : N to hands and 
feet. After 15 minutes, reverse the current for 5 minutes. 
See general rules. 

Bronchitis. — P to saddle and back of neck : N to throat 
and chest. 

Whooping Cough. — P to hands, feet and saddle : N to 
arm pits, back of neck and over the chest! 

Pneumonia (lung fever). — P to saddle and small of back: 
N to spine between the shoulders and to the breast. After 1 5 
minutes, reverse the current for 5 minutes. See general rules. 

Weak Lungs (threatening decline). — P to hands, feet and 
saddle : N to breast, arm pits and back between the shoulders. 
Apply 1 5 minutes, then reverse 5 minutes ; don't forget 
general rules. 

Spitting blood (hemorrhage from the lungs). — P to saddle 
and small of back : N to arm pits, breast, and back between 
shoulders. No change in current. 

Pleurisy and Chest pains. — P to hands, feet and saddle: 
N to breast and seat of pain — stroking the conductor slowly 
downward. 

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SECTION I49. — ELECTRO-MAGNETISM. 

Heart Disease. — P to saddle, hands and feet: N to breast 
below the heart and over the chest. 

Dropsy in the Chest. — P to saddle and small of back : 
N to back between shoulders and over the chest. Apply 
for 15 minutes, then reverse current for 5 minutes. See 
general rule B. When there is oedema, apply P to feet. 

Injury to the Spine. — P to lower end of spine, hands and 
feet : N to spine and over the back ; light current, reverse 5 
minutes every quarter hour. See general rules. 

Curvature of the Spine. — P to saddle, hands and feet : 
N to front and sides of the body, once a day, an hour at a 
time, for five days ; until the system is fully charged. Then 
once a day, P to the concave side of the curvature, a few 
inches away from the spine ; and N on the opposite side of 
the curvature a few inches away. Occasionally shift P to 
the saddle. 

Dyspepsia. — P to saddle, small of back and stomach : N 
to back of neck and along the spine behind the chest and 
stomach. 

" Liver Complaint." — P to saddle and small of back : N to 
breast, stomach, sides of the body and back of neck. After 1 5 
minutes, reverse current for 5 minutes. See general rules. 

Jaundice. — P to feet, hands and stomach : N to sides of 
body and to spine. 

Cholera; also Cholera Morbus. — P to stomach and 
spine behind the stomach : N to saddle. 

Piles ; also Fistula, Fissure and Ulcer. — P to saddle 
and sometimes in ano : N to spine, whole length. 

Diabetes (kidney and bladder diseases). — P to saddle : N 
over kidney region and lower abdomen. 

Inability to retain the Urine. — P to spine, hands and 
feet : N over kidney region and lower abdomen. 

Gravel. — P to kidney region and all over the lower ab- 
domen : N to saddle. Apply for 1 5 minutes ; then reverse 
5 minutes. See general rules. 

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Impotence. — P to saddle and small of back : N to spine 
whole length, and over the lower abdomen. Apply 15 
minutes; then reverse current 5 minutes. See general 
rules. 

"Inward Weakness" (womb disease). — P between 
shoulders and over the abdomen : N to saddle. Apply 1 5 
minutes; then reverse 5, and apply again as before, and so 
on. See general rules. 

Menstrual Irregularities. — P to saddle and over lower 
abdomen (in bad cases P per vagina) : N to small of back 
and sides of the body. 

Excessive flow of Menses (flooding). — P to navel and 
spine opposite : N to lower end of spine and sides of ab- 
domen. 

Threatening Miscarriage. — P to navel and spine oppo- 
site : N to saddle and lowest point of spine ; light current. 

Leucorrhcea (whites). — P to saddle (in very bad cases, P 
per vagina) : N to lower part of the abdomen, loins and 
whole length of spine. After 15 minutes' application, re- 
verse current for 5 minutes, then proceed as before and so 
on : see general rules. 

Cancer or tumor in the womb. — P to hands, feet and 
saddle : N to small of back and abdomen over region of the 
womb. In extreme cases apply P internally, and N to 
small of back and over kidney region. 

Cancer in the breast. — P to the tumor : N to saddle. 

Sore nipples, gathering breasts. — P to saddle: N to 
parts affected, reverse current frequently. 

Frost bite (Chilblain). — P to parts affected : N to saddle, 
hands and feet. If face or ears frosted, reverse the current. 

Fracture (to facilitate union, and obviate inflammation). 
Commence treatment on the third day after the fracture, 
apply once or twice a day, 30 minutes at a time : P below 
the seat of fracture : and N above it, close proximity as pos- 
sible. Reverse current every 5 minutes. 

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Hip-Joint Disease.— P to the foot of the affected side: 
N to the affected joint. 

Corns and Bunions. — P to parts affected : N held in the 
hand: reverse the current every 10 minutes. 

Chafing. — P to hands and feet : N to the affected part. 

Poisoning of the skin. — P to hands and feet : N (sponge 
saturated with strong alum water) to the affected parts. 

Felons — Carbuncles — Boils — Bites — Bruises. — P to 
the part affected, or as near as possible : N to hands, feet 
and saddle. 

Erysipelas. — P to saddle and back : N to parts affected, 
and adjacent region. 

Ague. — P to hands and feet : N to spine, whole length. 
Apply for an hour before time of expected chill. Dumb 
ague, reverse the current every 10 minutes. 

Hay Fever. — P to saddle, small of the back, hands and 
feet : N to back of neck and root of nose. Reverse the 
current for a little while, every 1 5 minutes ; see general rules. 

Scarlet Fever. — P to hands and feet : N to the spine, full 
length. Reverse the current for a few minutes, every quar- 
ter hour : see general rules. 

Yellow Fever. — P to hands and feet, and occasionally 
passed all over the front of the body : N to the spine, top, 
bottom, and all along the whole length. 

Brain Fever. — P to hands, feet and saddle : N to back 
of neck and over the head. 

Typhoid Fever. — P to hands, feet and saddle : N to back 
of neck, and occasionally along the whole length of the 
body, back and front. 

Measles. — P to hands, feet and saddle: N to nape of 
neck, and over the loins. Apply for 1 5 minutes, then re- 
verse the current for 5 minutes, then continue as before ; see 
general rules. 

Scrofula. — P to saddle, hands and feet : N to back of 
neck, along the spine and upon the affected parts. After 

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15 minutes' application, reverse the current for 5 minutes, 
then continue as before and so on. See general rules. 

Rheumatism. — P to feet : N to hands ; strong current 
daily for several days. Then if the pain is in the extremi- 
ties, apply P to the parts affected ; but if the head or about 
the body, apply N to the seat of pain. 

Gout. — P to hands, feet and saddle : N to back of neck 
and to parts affected. Reverse the current for 5 minutes 
after each quarter-hour application. See general rules, B. 

Neuralgia. — P to saddle, hands and feet : N to back of 
neck, along the spine and to seat of pain. 

Paralysis. — P to hands and feet : N to spine, along the 
whole length ; strong current once a day for several days. 
Then P to saddle : and N to spine and part affected. 

Epilepsy. — P to hands and feet : N to spine. 

St. Vitus' Dance. — P to feet and lower end of spine : 
N to back of neck and held in hand. Reverse the cur- 
rent every 15 minutes, for a little while. See general 
rules. 

Lightning Stroke. — P to hands and feet : N to nape of 
neck; strong current, remit a minute or two every five min- 
utes; after a few such shocks, reduce the power and con- 
tinue constant current. 

Drowning. — "Patient may be restored if rescued from 
the water, after 20 or 30 minutes in warm weather, or after 
10 or 15 minutes in cold weather." Lay patient down on 
right side and apply P to breast and between shoulders : N 
to lower end of spine and over the breast. Every 1 5 min- 
utes reverse current for 5 minutes, then continue as before. 
See general rules. 

Lock Jaw. — P to hands, feet and saddle : N to back of 
neck and under the ear. 

Hysteria. — P to feet and saddle : N to spine and held 
in hand. Reverse current for a minute or two, every 10 
minutes. 

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Convulsions. — P to feet and saddle : N to spine and held 
in hand. 

Sun Stroke. — P to hands, feet and saddle : N to nape of 
neck and along upper part of spine. After 1 5 minutes' ap- 
plication, reverse for 5 minutes, then return to the same. 



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GLOSSARY. 



Acne. Pimple. 

Adenitis. Inflammation of a gland. 

Agalactia. Lack of milk in the 

breasts. 
Albuminuria. Albumen in the 

urine. 
Alopecia. Falling of the hair. 
Amaurosis. Loss of sight. 
Amblyopia. Obscure sight. 
Amenorrhoea. Suppression of menses. 
Anaemia. Deficiency of blood. 
Anaesthesia. Nulled sensibility. 
Aneurism. Dilated artery. 
Angina. Sore throat. 
Angina pectoris. " Heart-pang." 
Anthrax. Malignant carbuncle. 
Antipyretic. Subduing fever. 
Antiseptic. Preventing putrefaction. 
Anus. End of " the seat bowel." 
Aphonia. Loss of voice. 
Aphthae. Thrush. 
Apoplexy. " Paralytic stroke." 
Arthritis. Inflammation of a joint. 
Asphyxia. Suspended respiration. 
Asthenopia. Weak sight. 
Asthma. Laborious breathing. 
Astigmatism. Defective cornea. 
Atheroma. Encysted tumor. 
Atrophy. Wasting away. 
Axilla. The arm-pit. 



Balanitis. Urethral discharge. 

Blear-eye. Eye obscured with mucus. 

Blepharitis. Inflammation of the eye- 
lids. 

Blepharo-spasm. Spasm of the eye- 
lids. 

Bright' s Disease. Disease of the 
kidney. 

Bronchitis. Inflammation of wind- 
pipe. 

Bronchocele. Enlarged thyroid 
gland. 

Bursa. Enlarged joint- sac. 



Cachexia. Vitiated constitution. 

Calculi. Lime stones. 

Cardiac. Of the heart. 

Cardialgia. Stomach-ache. 

Caries. Decay of a bone. 

Catalepsy. Motionless fit. 

Catamenia. The courses. 

Cataract. Opaque lens of the eye. 

Cephalalgia. Headache. 

Cerebro-spinal meningitis. Inflam- 
mation of the coverings of the 
brain and spine. 

Chlorosis. Impoverished blood. 

Chorea. St. Vitus' dance. 

Choroiditis. Inflammation of the 
choroid coat of the eye. 

Cirrhosis. Yellow liver. 

Clavus. Pain, as from a nail driven in. 

Collapse. Utter prostration of strength. 

Coma. Stupor. 

Condyloma. Fig-wort. 

Conjunctivitis. Inflammation of the 
eyelids, inside. 

Cornea. " The white of the eye." 

Crusta lactea. Scald-head. 

Cyanosis. Blue disease of infants. 

Cystitis. Inflammation of the bladder. 



Dementia. Unsound mind. 
Diabetes. Increased secretion of 

urine. 
Diaphragm. The midriff. 
Diplopia. Double vision. 
Diuresis. Excessive flow of urine. 
Duodenum. Short bowel leading 

from the stomach. 
Dysphagia. Difficult swallowing. 
Dysmenorrhoea. Painful courses. 
Dyspnoea. Difficult breathing. 
Dysuria. Difficult passing urine. 



Eclampsia. 
Ecthyma. 



Spasm in child- bed. 
Pustular eruption, 



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Eczema. Vesicular eruption. 

Emphysema. Air in the lung- tissue. 

Empyema. Pus collection in the 
system. 

Encephalitis. Inflammation of the 
brain. 

Enchondroma. Cartilage growth on 
bone. 

Endocarditis. Inflammation within 
the heart. 

Endometritis. Inflammation within 
the womb. 

Enteritis. Inflammation of the in- 
testines. 

Enuresis. " Wetting the bed." 

Epilepsy. Habitual convulsions. 

Epistaxis. Nose-bleed. 

Epithelioma. Skin cancer. 

Erotomania. Love madness. 

Erysipelas. Inflammatory skin dis- 
ease with fever. 

Erythema. Redness of the skin. 

Excrescence. An out growth. 

Exostosis. Bone-tumor. 



Favus. Scald-head. 

Fistula. Narrow burrowing ulcer. 



Ganglion. Tumor within the sheath 
of a tendon. 

Gangrene. Mortification. 

Gastralgia. Pain in the stomach. 

Gastritis. Inflammation in the stom- 
ach. 

Glaucoma. Opaque vitreous humor 
of the eye. 

Glossitis. Inflammation of the tongue. 

Glycosuria. Glycose in the urine. 

H 

Haematemesis. Vomiting blood. 
Haematuria. Passing blood with 

urine. 
Haemoptysis. Spitting blood. 
Hemorrhage. Loss of blood. 
Hemorrhoids. Piles. 
Hemeralopia. Night blindness. 
Hemicrania. One side headache. 
Hemiplegia. One side paralysis. 
Hepatic. Of the liver. 
Hernia. Rupture. 



Herpes. Tetter. 
Hydrocele. Scrotal dropsy. 
Hydrocephaloid. Brain affection, 

from bowel disease of children. 
Hydrocephalus. Dropsy on the 

brain. 
Hydrothorax. Dropsy in the chest. 
Hyperaemia. Capillary congestion. 
Hyper-pyrexia. Excessive fever heat. 
Hypertrophy. Enlargement. 
Hypochondriasis. Melancholy. 
Hypopyon. Pus in the eye chamber. 
Hysteria. Hysterics. 



Icterus. Jaundice. 
Ileus. Bowel obstruction, with deep- 
seated twisting pain. 
Imbecility. Weakness of mind. 
Impetigo. Moist itching tetter. 
Inguinal. Of the groin. 
Insomnia. Sleeplessness. 
Intertrigo. Chafing. 
Iritis. Inflammation of the iris. 
Ischuria. Painful flow of urine. 



Keratitis, 
ball. 



K 

Inflammation of the eye- 



Lachrymation. Excess of tears. 
Laryngismus Stridulus. Spasm of the 

larynx ; " crowing respiration." 
Laryngitis. Inflammation of the 

larynx. 
Lepra. Skin disease ; scaly patches. 
Leucorrhcea. " The whites." 
Leukaemia. White blood. 
Lichen. Itching eruption, forming 

crusts after scratching. 
Lientery. Diarrhoea, with stools of 

undigested food. 
Lithiasis. Gravel. 
Lochia. " The cleansings." 
Locomotor ataxia. Unsteady gait. 
Lumbago. Pain in the small of the 

back. 
Lupus. Corroding ulcer on the face. 

M 

Mammae. The female breasts. 

Mania. Madness. 

Marasmus. " Bowel consumption." 



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Mastitis. Inflammation of the breasts. 

Meningitis. Inflammation of the 
coverings of the brain. 

Menorrhagia. Excess of menses. 

Menses. The courses. 

Mentagra. Fungous ulcer. 

Meteorism. Distention of the abdo- 
men, drum-tight, with wind. 

Metritis. Inflammation of the womb. 

Metrorrhagia. Hemorrhage from the 
womb. 

Micturition. Act of passing urine. 

Migraine. One side headache. 

Miliaria. Fine red rash, with fever. 

Monomania. Insanity on one sub- 
ject only. 

Myalgia. Pain in a muscle. 

Myelitis. Inflammation of the spine. 

Myopia. Short sightedness. 



N 



Naevus. Birth-mark. 

Nephritis. Inflammation of the kid- 
ney. 

Neuralgia. Nerve-pain. 

Node. Lump on a bone. 

Noma. " Water-canker." 

Nyctalopia. Day blindness. 

Nymphomania. Love madness of 
females. 

O 

Obesity. Excessive fatness. 

Gulema. Dropsical swelling. 

Oesophagus. The Gullet (food chan- 
nel). 

Onychia. Whitlow. 

Ophthalmia. Inflammation of the 
eye. 

Orchitis. Scrotal inflammation. 

Os uteri. Mouth of the womb. 

Ossification. Turning to bone. 

Ostitis. Inflammation of bone. 

Otalgia. Pain in the ear. 

Otorrhoea. Running from the ear. 

Ovary. The egg-vessel. 

Ozaena. Ulcerative nasal catarrh. 



Pannus. Opaque cornea, anteriorly. 
Paresis. Partial paralysis. 
Pemphigus. Blistery eruptions. 
Pericarditis. Inflammation of the 
heart sac. 



Periostitis. Inflammation of the bone 

coverings. 
Peritonitis. Inflammation of the 

bowel coverings. 
Petechia. Spots like flea-bites occur- 
ring upon the skin during fever. 
Petit Mai. Epilepsy without the 

spasm. 
Pharyngitis. Inflammation of the 

throat. 
Phlebitis. Inflammation of the veins. 
Photophobia. Dread of light. 
Phrenitis. Brain fever. 
Phthisis. Consumption. 
Pityriasis. Rough, scaly patches on 

the skin. 
Pleurisy. Inflammation of the lung 

coverings. 
Pleuro-pneumonia. Pleurisy and 

pneumonia combined. 
Plica Polonica. Disease of the scalp 

characterized by matting of the 

hair. 
Pneumonia. Lung fever. 
Polyuria. Frequent passing of urine. 
Porrigo. Scabby scalp. 
Pott's Disease. Disease of the spine 

bones. 
Proctitis. Inflammation of the seat 

bowel. 
Prolapsus ani. " Falling of the 

bowel." 
Prolapsus uteri. " Falling of the 

womb." 
Prurigo. Itching eruption. 
Pruritus. Itching. 
Psoriasis. Scaly patches on the skin. 
Pterygion. Vascular growth coating 

the eyeball. 
Ptyalism. Salivation. 
Puerperal. Pertaining to child-bed. 
Purpura hemorrhagica. Purple spots 

on the skin, and oozing of blood. 
Pyaemia. Pus in the blood. 
Pyelitis. Inflammation within the 

kidney. 
Pyrexia. Fever heat. 
Pyrosis. Heartburn. 

R 

Rachitis. Rickets. 
Ranula. A lump under the tongue. 
Rectum. The " seat bowel." 
Renal. Of the kidney. 



19 



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Retinitis. Inflammation of the retina. 
Rhagades. Cracks. 
Roseola. French measles. 
Rupia. Scabby ulcerating eruption. 



Sarcocele. Scrotal swelling. 
Sarcoma. Fleshy tumor. 
Satyriasis. Love madness. 
Scabies. The itch. 
Sciatica. Neuralgia in the back of 

the thigh. 
Scirrhus. Induration of tissue. 
Sclerotitis. Inflammation of the 

sclerotic membrane of the eye. 
Scorbutus. Scurvy. 
Seborrhoea. Oily or flaky skin. 
Septicaemia. Unhealthy blood. 
Inflammation in 



Squinting. 
Inability to urinate. 



Stomatitis. 

mouth. 
Strabismus. 
Strangury. 
Struma. Scrofula. 
Sycosis. Fig-wort. 
Syncope. Fainting. 
Synovitis. Inflammation within 

cavity of a joint. 



the 



the 



Tabes. " Bowel consumption." 

Tampon. A plug. 

Tenesmus. Straining down upon the 

bowel or bladder. 
Tetanus. Lockjaw. 



Tic Douloureux. Neuralgia in the 

face. 
Tinea. Scald-head. 
Tinnitus Aurium. Ringing in the 

ears. 
Tonsillitis. Quinsy. 
Trachoma. Granular eyelids. 
Traumatic. From an injury. 
Trichiniasis (Trichinasis). Disease 

from eating "measly pork." 
Trismus. Lockjaw. 
Tuberculosis. The morbid condition 

giving rise to tubercles. 
Tympanites. Distention of the abdo- 
men with gas ; drum-tight. 



U 



Uraemia. Poisoning of the blood by 
urine retained in the system. 

Urticaria. Nettle rash. 

Uterus. The womb. 

Uvula. The middle of the soft pal- 
ate, that hangs down. 



Vagina. The channel to the womb. 
Vaginismus. Spasmodic constriction 

of the vagina. 
Varicocele. Dilated condition of the 

scrotal veins. 
Varicose veins. '* Knotted veins." 
Variola. Smallpox. 
Vertigo. Giddiness. 



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The numbers used in this index refer to sections, not to pages. The numbers enclosed 
in parentheses refer to sections noting the remedies, which, in minute doses, are suitable for 
the diseases named, although in the sections referred to, it is not so stated. 

Em. refers to Electro-magnetism. Sec. 149. 

When several remedies are recommended for the same disease, the preference for one 
or the other may be determined by consulting the general indications given for each. 



Abrasion — see Skin. 

Abscess — apply, 28, 31 C, 42, 83, 91, 
106: take (17 A), 128 A, D — 
speedy to head, 8^ B — opened 
without pain, 3, 32, 44 — opened 
without the knife, 115. 

Acacia — I. 

Acidity — 128 J — see Stomach. 

Acne — see Face. 

Aconite — 2 — poisoning, 59 hypo- 
derm. 

Actaea — 21. 

Adenitis — see Gland. 

Adenoma — 32 hypoderm. 

iEsculus — 72. 

^Ethusa — (sub.), 1. 

After-birth, expelled — 14, (50), 103. 

After-pains — 17 A, 21, 31, 49, 86, 
1 19, 148 W (4),146 B — hypoderm., 
107 — prevention, 141. 

Agalactia — see Milk. 

Agaricus — 27. 

Agnine (sub.), 66. 

Ague — take 7 A, 8, 11, 31, 32,38, 
45, 49, 5 1 , 55, 61,70, 77 A (78), 
80, 101 B (103, 117), 120 A, 126 
(140 alb), 146 A — of children, 127 
— hypoderm., 80, 120: apply, 14, 
74, 106, 126 — cure for a penny, 
69 1 3 — cure for a dime, 120 — guard 
against ague, 67, 69 O, 126, 146 A 
— Chronic, II, 74, 120 hypoderm. 
— from worms, 127 — with jaundice, 

.77 A - 
Air in doors purified, 35, 36, 69 J, 

no— ozone, no — see Disinfect- 
ants. 
Albuminuria — II, 16, 80, 96 (no), 
115 F, 128 A, 139 A. 



Alcohol — 3 — alcoholism, habit, 44, 
74 B, 103 A, 104, 120, 147 — hypo- 
derm., 45, 103 — surfeit, 53 S. 

Aletris — 4. 

Allium — 106. 

Aloes — 5. 

Alopecia. — see Hair. 

Alum — 6. 

Alumina — 42. 

Amaurosis — 10, 1 7 (84, no) — para- 
lytic, 103 hypoderm. — see Sight. 

Ambra— (sub.), 51—148 W (1). 

Amblyopia — (103, 127), 103 hypo- 
derm. — see Sight. 

Amenorrhcea — see Menses. 

Ammonia — 7. 

Amputation dressing — 3, 61, 91, 125 
— pain prevented, 3 B, 106, 133 — 
see Wound. 

Amyl— 8. 

Anaemia— (10), 79, 119 B, 128 E, 
142 A, 148 C 2 , 148 X (9). 

Anaesthesia — preparation, 107 hypo- 
derm. — general : 38, 59, 60, 139 — 
safe in labor, 38, 69 B 2 , 139 — 
by rapid breathing, 69 A 2 , — by 
gazing at a bright object, 69 A 2 — 
local : to the throat, 44 — to any in- 
ternal surface, 44 — to teeth, for 
extracting without pain, 59, 68 — 
to felon, abscess, etc., for opening 
without pain, 3, 32, 38, 44, 59 A, 
75 — to abdomen, during labor, for 
nulling pain, 38 — to fissure, or 
ulcer in ano, 44, 77 I — painless 
caustic, 40 A, 50 E — anaesthetic 
condition of parts — see Numbness. 

Aneurism — 50 hypoderm. — 69 N 3, 
148 W (10). 



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Anger— 148 W (4). 

Angina faucium — see Throat. 

Angina Pectoris— 3, 8, II, 29 (49), 
101 A (148 P 2 )— hypoderm. 8, 107 
— best guard, 11. 

Aniline — (sub.), 44. 

Anise — (sub.), 13, 41. 

Anthrax — II, 32 (128 H). 

Antidotes — to poisons in general, 105, 
131 A, 135 — to animal matter, 3, 
11 (32) — to impure vaccine, 9, 11, 
128 A — to vegetable poisons in 
general, 31 — to aconite, 59 hypo- 
derm. — to arsenic, 88 — to atropia 
or belladonna, 1 7 — to acetate of lead 
131 A — to blue vitriol, 131 A — to 
mercury and lead in the system, 
115 B — to opium or morphia, 8, 
45, 75, 107 — to phosphorus, 105 
(turpentine) — to nux vomica or 
strychnia, 37 hypoderm., 45, 103 — 
to veratrum, 59 hypoderm. — to 
snake venom in general, 3, 7, 67, 
77, 113: copperhead, aconite : rattle- 
snake, 67, 77 — to skin poisoning, 
apply, 36, 57, 88, 115 : take, 122 A. 
— for invenomed wounds, 3, 113. 

Antimony — 12. 

Antipyretics — see Fever. 

Antiseptics— apply 35, 36, 37, 42, 
77 J, 90, 91, 115 A, 126, 136 A: 
take, 11, 13, 15, 32, 120, 128 H— 
" vinegar stands head " — see Disin- 
fectants, also Fetid odor. 

Anus — fissure, 44, 69 R 3 , 113, 115 D, 
129, 144, 148 W (6)— fistula, 69 S 3 
— ulcer, 44, 113, 115 D, 128 A, 
148 N 2 — prolapsus ani : apply, 25, 
139, 144 A : take, 72, 76, 79 B, 92, 
103 A, 103 hypoder., 148 1— itching 
in the anus — see Pruritus — symp- 
toms of the anus, under general in- 
dications: burning, 7, 23 — dry- 
ness and pricking, 72 — tingling, 
tickling, 100 — soreness relieved by 
cold water applied, 5, 42, 70 — 
stitches, 148 I. 

Aphonia — see Voice. 
Aphthae — see Mouth. 
Apis — 70. 

Apocynum andro — (sub.), 46. 
Apocynum canna — (sub.), 68. 
Apoplexy— 2, 8, 17 A, 39, 79 A 
(103-107), no, 146 A, 148 C5 — 



hypoderm., 50— from heat, 120 
hypoderm., 138 B — during the fit, 
2, 146 A — guard, 69 R 4 , 79 A. 

Apparent death — at birth, 69 R, 69 
D 3 — from anaesthesia, 8, 69 R, 
101 — from coal gas, 69 R — from 
convulsions, 74 — from hemorrhage, 
74— how to discriminate between 
real and apparent death, 69 S, 69 
Y, 69 A 2 , 69 O 3 — what to do in 
case of doubt, 69 Y — signs of 
approaching death, 69 O 3 — 
see Drowning, Frozen Condition, 
Lightning Stroke, Sunstroke. 

Appetite — symptoms under general 
indications : — defective, lost, 4, 7» 
(10), 22, 23, 53 D, M, 65, 79 A, 
119 B, 134 A — no appetite for 
breakfast, 147 — aversion to all food, 
13,46, 78: to warm food, 9, no, 
140, 147, 148 I: to bread, 126, 
148 N 2 : to meat, 64, 88, 148 N 2 : 
to fat, 35, 50, 117, 120, 148 X, 
(8) : to milk, 35 — milk disagrees, 
88, 131 — potatoes disagree, 42 — 
morbid craving, as for chalk, pen- 
cils, etc., 42, 88, 148 N 2 : for char- 
coal, 148 C : for strong drink, 74 
B — ravenous hunger, 68, 77 — 
night hunger, no — desire for food 
soon after meals, 77, 114, 127 : for 
cold food, 7, 9, no, 140, 147 : for 
fat, 103, 148 N 2 : for eggs, 88 
carb : for herring, 1 48 N 2 : for 
salt, 126, 148 C 5 . 

Arbor vitae — 9. 

Argentum nit — 129. 

Arm-pit — see Axilla. 

Arnica — 10. 

Arsenic — n — arsenic poisoning, 88. 

Arthritis — see Joints 

Asafoetida — 13. 

Asclepias syria — (sub.), 46. 

Asclepias tuber — (sub.), 26. 

Asphyxia — see Apparent Death. 

Asthenopia— (21, 41 A, 62 A, 126) 
148 Z— see Sight. 

Asthma— Em. 2, 7, 11, n B, 32, 43, 
45, 54 ,69 IA 77, 78, 80, 87 Yerba, 
101 B, 115, 138, 139, 142 B, (148 
C 5 ) — hypoderm., 37, 80, 107 A — 
apply: 7, 77 — instant relief, 8, 
139 — especially for old people, 
(148 C 5 )— hysterical, 148 X (10) 



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from repelled eruption, 19, (136) — 
from a fall, 133 — choking with 
phlegm, (12, 78) — chronic 107 A, 
115, 139 — fifty cures in succession, 
80, 139 — not failed once in twenty- 
five years, 115. 

Asthma of Millar — 2 (17), 36, 49, 
120 A, 128 1, 148 I — hypoderm., 
107. 

Astigmatism — 70 A — see Sight. 

Atheroma — 69 N 3 (no). 

Athetosis — (103). 

Atrophy — (marasmus) — 11, 65, 66 B, 
77 A, 79 E, 88 A, 105, 109, 110 
E, (128 E), 148 Y*— diet, 53 L, 
M, 57 — progressive muscular, 27 
A, (84, no); hypoderm., 103. 

Atropia — 1 7 — poisoning, 1 7 . 

Aurum — 64. 

Aversion — see Appetite. 

Axilla — abscess, apply : 28, 83 — take: 
128 A, D — sweat, see perspira- 
tion. 

Azoturia — 148 W, (3). 

Baby's card — syncope at birth, 69 
R, 69 D 3 — squint at birth, 10 — 
spasms at birth, 10 (128 D) — scalp 
tumor at birth (128 A, 148 F) — 
restless, feverish, colicky, cross, 31, 
34, 47, 106, 127, worms, 141 A, 
148 P, 148 W, (4)— best food, 53 
L, M. 

Back — lame, weak, giving out, 16, 
17 D, 25, 72, 103 hypoderm. — 
cold between the shoulders, 7. 

Balanitis — (9). 

Baldness — see Hair. 

Bandage — 14. 

Baptisia — 15. 

Barber's Itch— 32, (48). 

Barberry — 16. 

Barrenness — see Sterility. 

Beard removed from lady's face, 69 
T 3 . 

Bed-bug, avaunt — 126. 

Bed-room kept pure — see Air. 

Bed-sore — 3, 20 B, 42, 69 A — con- 
taining maggots, 90. 

Bee sting — 10, 69 G 4 , 85, 106, 126. 

Belching — see Eructation. 

Belladonna — 17 — plaster, 17 D — 
poisoning, 17. 

Benzoic acid — 18. 



Benzoin — 18. 

Berberis — 16. 

Better — (symptoms under general in- 
dications). 

After eating, 21, 77, 112 — after 
drinking coffee, 148 C 3 — after 
sleeping, no. 

By cold water applied : 5, 42, 
70 — by drinking cold water, 49, 
1 10 — by eating cold food, 1 10 — by 
pressing upon the painful part, 24, 
26, 128 I, 148 C 3 — by rubbing the 
parts affected, 30, 76, 143 — by 
thinking of the pain, 31, 148 C — 
by stooping, 46 — by wrapping up 
the head, 128 A. 

During motion, 16, 19, 23, 85 
A, 79, 1 15 (iod.), 122, 136, 143, 148 
C 5 — during rest or repose, 21, 26, 
146. 

When warm, 11, 17, 77, (115, 
carb. bichro. iod.) 128 I — when 
warm in bed, 85 — when lying 
down in a dark room, 22 — when 
out doors, 106, 107 — when rid- 
ing, 148 N 2 — when swallowing, 
123. 

Biliousness — 32, 86, 92, 128 G — diet, 
53 G. 

Birth-mark — see Naevus. 

Bismuth — 20. 

Bites — of flies, 41, 69 B 2 — of mos- 
quitoes, 85 — of spiders, 126 — of 
snakes, 3, 7, 17 B, 67, 69 E 3 , 77, 
113: hypoderm., 3, 7, 59 — of ani- 
mals Em. 88, 133 — of mad dogs, 
see Hydrophobia. 

Bittersweet — 19. 

Bitter taste — see Taste. 

Black snake root — 21. 

Black specks — see Face. 

Bladder — irritation, inflammation Em. 
16 A (17), 18 A, 30 C, 50 A (68 
indica), 70, 81, 89, 94 A (103), 
121, 122 aroma — paralysis of the 
sphincter, 50 hypoderm. See Urine 
Dribbling. 

Blear eye — 62 (146). 

Bleeding (hemorrhage) attended with 
nausea, 78, 140 A — from the blad- 
der, urine bloody, 7 B (10), 16 A 
(17), 41, 134 C, 139 B, 144 A, 
148 X (5) — from the bowel, 7 B 
(10), 78, no A, 144 A — from the 



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gums (99), 128 H, 144 A — from 
the lungs Em., 2, 7 B (10), 29, 41, 
50 hypoderm., 69 C 3 78, 87, 102 
(110), 134 A, 137, 139, 142 A, 144 
A, 1 48 X ( 5 ) — after exposure to cold 
wind, 2 — from mouth or throat 
after surgical operation, 38 — from 
the navel (6), 69 T 2 ; guard, 69 
Z 3 , 79 G — from the nose, 6, 8, 10, 
47, 50 hypoderm., 69 Q 3 , 69 H 4 , 
71, 78, 93, 110 A, 128 B, H, 142, 
144 — grasp the nose with thumb 
and finger, breathe only through 
the mouth — from piles, 2, 50 hy- 
poderm. (79 G), 144 A — from the 
stomach, bloody vomit (10), 41, 
78, 137, 140 A, 144 A — from the 
socket, after tooth drawn, 6, 69 Z 3 , 
144 A — from the womb, 6, 10, 
14 A, 16 A, 24 B, 41, 50, 50 hypo- 
derm., 52, 65, 68, 69 M 2 , 74, 77, 
78, 79, 86, 129 B, 137, 140 A, 
142 C, 144 A — last extreme, 52, 
74 — guard against flooding, 14, 
69 M 2 (78, 120) — from a wound, 
3, 6, 10, 38, 74, 79 G. 
Blepharitis — see Eye. 
Blepharospasm — see Eye. 
Blindness — 2, 17 A— see Sight. 
Blisters on the lips — 10, 126. 
Blistering plaster — 37, 98. 
Bloat — see CEdema. 
Blood poison — see Pyaemia. 
Bloodroot — 22. 

Blood tumor on scalp — 128 A, 148 F. 
Blue Flag — 23. 

Boil — apply Em. 10, 28, 31 C, 42, 
69 S 2 (83), 106, 144 — to abort it, 
31 C, 69 S 2 — take 10, 17, 128 A, 
D, 145 — small hard boils, 128 A — 
preventives, 10 (136), 145 — boils 
in the ears, 148 X (9). 
Bone — inflammation : ostitis and peri- 
ostitis (13, 64), no A, 114 A, 
115 B (128 A, B), 148 X (3), 
148 X. (4) — ulceration caries, 13, 
32, 64, 88 B, 94 C, no A, 115 E 2 , 
123, 128 A, D, 148 F, 148 L, 
148 X (3) — nightly bone pains, 
64 (114 A), 115 B, 148 X (4)— 
bone tumor, 2, 128 A, 148 F, 148 
W( 7 ). 
Borax — 24. 
Bovista— 148 W (2). 



Bowel — obstruction, 52, 69 J 2 , 107, 
126, 145 A: hypoderm., 17, 107, 
107 A — involuntary passages, 5, 
23 (107), no, 133: especially in 
sleep, 10 — inflammation; see En- 
teritis — ulceration, 148 X (3) 
cramp, 49, 75, 107 hypoderm., see 
Diarrhoea, Constipation, Colic. 
Brace — 25. 

Brain — congestion Em., 2, 11, 17 A 
(26, 49), 50 B, 101, 128 B, 140 A, 
146 — inflammation, phrenitis, men- 
ingitis, 2, 10, 17 A, 26, 27, 39, 
50 B, 128 B, C, 138 A, B, 140 A: 
hypoderm., 50, 107 — cerebro-spinal 
meningitis, 3, 17 A, 21, 24 A, 49, 
78, 88 E sweat, (128 B, C), 140 A, 
146, 148 C, 148 X (7) : hypo- 
derm., 50, 107 — brain fag, 45, 104, 
no A, 128 A: diet, 53 B — anae- 
mia, atrophy, paralysis of brain 
(no A, 147) — serous exudation 
upon the brain, hydrocephalus, 
acute, 10, 26, 39 (54), 68 (70), 
69 E 2 , 80 hypoderm., 128 C: 
chronic, 10, n (32, 39,530), 88 A, 
110 A, 115 B, 128 C — exhaustion 
of the brain, from diarrhoea, hy- 
drocephaloid, no A (147) — irrita- 
tion of the brain from teething 
(17 A), 92, 128 I, 140— shock, 
101, 133: hypoderm., 8, 59, 107 
hypoderm. guard — softening of the 
brain (no), 128 H — brain trouble 
from repelled eruption, or from 
study or grief, 49. 
Breasts — inflammation, threatening to 
gather. Apply Em., 17 D, 28, 42, 
74, 114: take 17, 114, 128 B, C, 
148 X (3) — suppuration, see Ab- 
scess — pain in the breasts when the 
milk flows in, 114 — induration of 
the breasts, hard lumps, 77 G, 128 
A, 148 C 5 , 148 F, 148 W (6)— ma- 
lignant growths, 77 G, 148 C 5 
see Cancer — shrunken breasts, 75 — 
preparation of the breasts before 
confinement, 10, 69 Q 3 , 86 — baby's 
breasts, swollen, hard and tender, 
10 — for other particulars, see Milk. 
Breath foul, 35,36, 63, 115, 128 H — 
from eating onions, 106 — from 
smoking tobacco (36). 
Breathing — see Respiration. 



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Bright's Disease— 11 (54), 68 (70), 
74, D 2 (79, 84), 94, 115, 1-39— 
— diet, 53 J, 94 — indications of the 
disease, 69 V, 69 A 4 . 

Broken breasts — 128 A, D — see 
Breasts. 

Broken leg — hint, 69 P 3 . 

Bromal-hydrate, poisoning — 17 hypo- 
derm. 

Bromidia — (sub.), 68. 

Bromine — (sub.), 32, 77, 136. 

Bromo- Caffeine — (sub.), 45. 

Bromo-Chloralum — (sub.), 36. 

Bronchiectasis — 148 Y (4). 

Bronchitis — acute (always a cough) : 
Em., 2, 7 A (12; 26), 77 C (78), 
80, 87, 105 (no, 115), 126 A, 128 

B, C, 148 S 3 — stitching pains (2, 
26) — hoarse cough (2, no, 115) — 
pipes clogged with phlegm (12, 
78) — hypoderm., 80, 107 A — 
Chronic — Em., 6, 7 A (11), 15, 18 

C, 29, 65, 66 B, 77 C, 80, 86, 87, 
88 B,D (110,117, 128 C,D, 136 

D, 148 S, S 2 , S 3 , 148 W (10), 148 
Z : diagnostic hint, 79 F 2 — see 
Cough. 

Bronchocele — 77 D, I. 

Bronchorrhoea — 6 (18), 80, 128 A, 
148 Y (4), hypoderm , 80. 

Bruise, contusion — Em., 3, 10, 74, 
84, 91, 133, 136 A 2 — to remove 
discoloration, 132 — bruised sore 
feeling : under general indications, 
10, 15, 21. 

Bryonia — 26. 

Bug Agaric — 27. 

Bunion — Em., 130 A, 140 B. 

Burn and scald— apply, 3, 30, 32, 35, 
37 A, 44, 57, 66, 74, S3, 84, 88, 
131, 142 — take, (11,30, 122, tox.) 
— burn from nitric acid, 148 N 2 — 
ulceration from a burn : apply, 35 : 
take, 128 A, D — very obstinate, 
130 — see Ulcer. 

Burning pains — general indications : 
2, n, 30, 122. 

Bursa— 18 (128 A). 

Bursitis— (128 A, 148 S 3 ). 

Cabbage — 28. 

Cachexia — general, 10 — see Quinia. 
see Mercury. 

Cactus — 29. 

Caffein — 45. 



Calabar bean — (sub.), 80. 

Calcarea — 88. 

Calcium phos. — (sub.), 128. 

Calcium sulph. — (sub.), 128. 

Calculi — see Liver and Kidney. 

Calendula — 91. 

Calomel — (sub.), 77. 

Camphor — 3 1 . 

Cancer — Em., 2, 9, 11, 20, 32, 36, 
40, 43, 50, 63 (65), 69 L 3 , 77 A, 
86, 88, 90 (no), 114 B, 115, 121, 
128 A, 136 A, 148 C 4 , 148 C 5 , 
148 W (9) — especially of the 
glands, 148 C 5 — of the tongue, 115, 
148 C 4 — of the womb (9, n), 50, 
57, 77 A, 115— of the stomach, 11, 
20, 32, 66 B, 148 C 4 — bleeding 
cancer (79 G), 88, 90 (no) — pain 
subdued, 43, 86, 107 hypoderm. — 
fetor obviated, 36, 63, 90, 115 G — 
relapse prevented after excision, 32 
— removal without the knife, 40 A, 
50 E, 121— diet, 53 C. 

Cannabis — 68. 

Cantharis — 30. 

Capsicum — (sub.), 125. 

Carbolic acid — 32. 

Carboline — (sub.), 61. 

Carbo veg. — 35. 

Carbuncle — apply Em., 10, 28, 31, 
52, 77, 84, 91, 106, 115, 137, 144 
— take 10 (n, 17), 128 A, D— 
aborted, 31, 77, 91, 137 — opened 
without the knife, 115. 

Carcinoma — 142 hypoderm. — see 
Cancer. 

Cardiac — see Heart. 

Cardialgia — 103 hypoderm. — s e e 
Stomach. 

Caries — see Bone. 

Castor Oil — 33, rendered palatable, 
69 X 2 . 

Catalepsy — (21), 49 (68, 128 I, 
148 C). 

Catamenia — see Menses. 

Cataract — 46 (127), 128 A, 148 C 5 , 
148 W (3), 148 Z. 

Catarrh (see Mucus) — acute nasal 
see Colds — chronic nasal, apply 
6, 20, 24, 32, 36 A, 51, 77 K, 124, 
131, 136 D, 137 B, 144, 148 Z— 
take 7 brom., 11 B, 13, 21, 22, 
24 A, 32, 64, 65, 87, 88 A, 115 D 
(117, 128 A, C, D), 129, 136 D, 



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148 F, 148 I 2 , 148 N 2 , 148 S 3 , 
148 X (8), 148 X (13), 148 Y, 
(1) — pharyngeal see Throat — 
bronchial, 7, 88 B, 115, 134, 136 D 
see Bronchitis — gastric (12, 19), 
32, 74 D 2 (78, 103), 115 C, 129 C, 
148 1 2 see Dyspepsia — catarrh of 
the bladder 6 (18, 19), 30, 50 A, 
81 (89, 94), 121, 122 aromat., 
134 C see Cystitis — guard against 
catarrh, 53 C. 

Catarrhal fever — see Fever. 

Catechu — (sub.), 24. 

Catheterism — 30 D (92). 

Caulophyllum — (sub.), 21, 46. 

Caustic, painless — 40 A, 50 E. 

Causticum — 148 W (3). 

Cedron — (sub.), 17. 

Celery — (celerina), 34. 

Cephalalgia — see Head. 

Cerebro-spinal meningitis — see Brain. 

Cerium oxal. — (sub.), 17. 

Chafing — see Skin. 

Chamomilla — 148 W (4). 

Change of life — 8, 21, 22, 80, 101 
(136, 148 V) — flooding, 129 B. 

Charcoal — 35. 

Chelidonia — (sub.), 92. 

Chapped lip and hands — (5), 18 A, 
66, 132. 

Chenopodium — (sub.), 127. 

Chest — diagnostic symptoms, 69 X, 
3 C — chest pains in general, Em., 
69 R*, 77 H, 148 R, 148 W (S): 
hypoderm., 37, 80 — under general 
indications : burning, 7 — coldness, 
89 — weakness, 77, no, 148 S, 
148 Y (4). 

Chewing motion of the jaw in sleep — 
39, 148 M. 

Chicken-pox — 9, 12, 69 G 2 . 

Chilblain — apply Em., 28, 61, 66, 
86 — take, 27, 128 A, C, D, 136 
A 2 . 

Child -bed— -fever, 2, 7 A, 11, 17 A, 
26, 29, 32, 103, 107, 120, 128 B, 
140 A, 146 A: low grade, II, 
1 20 A — preventive, 36 — m ania, 
17 A, 21, 68 (128 H, 129), 138, 
1 40 A: hypoderm., 37, 107, 
138 B: deep gloom, 21 (128 H) — 
spasms (2), 17 A, 37 hypoderm., 
38, 69Q (101), 128 1, H, 129A, 
138, 140 A — see Labor. 



Children's ailments — 105 — see Baby's 
Card. 

Chill— congestive (14), 31, 88 E, 
sweat — sudden chill from exposure, 
2 — nervous, shivers, 21 (146) — 
want of vital heat, 85, 117, 128 A. 

Chimaphil — (sub.), 134. 

China (cinchona) — 120. 

Chloral — 37 — poisoning, 103 hypo- 
derm. 

Chlorine (chlorides) — 36. 

Chloroform — 38 — narcosis, 38 : hy- 
poderm., 8, 54. 

Chlorosis — (n), 79 (84, 119 A), 
128 E (129), 142 A, 148 C 2 . 

Choking— 13, 115 A, 138 B, (146 A), 
148 C, C 2 — hysterical, 13 — under 
general indications : from food, 42, 
1 1 5 — from liquids, 30 — from worms, 
126 B — from phlegm (12, 78) — see 
Spasm. 

Cholera — Em., (2), n, 31, 38, 47, 
48,49 (S°)» 74 (no), 136, 140— 
hypoderm., 37, 59 — collapse, 11, 
59, 128 H : hypoderm., 8, 107 — 
cure with one dose, 38 — over one 
hundred cures in succession, 74 — 
guard, 31, 1 36 A. 

Cholerine — (78, no). 

Cholera Infantum — I yEth. (2), 23, 
31, 45, 48 B, 63 L diet, 57, 88, 
109,121, 128 B, 134 A, 135. 

Cholera Morbus — Em., 23, 48 B, 49, 
78, 109, 134 A— hypoderm., 37, 59. 

Chorea — (St. Vitus' dance), Em., II, 
21, 27 (49), 104, 128 I, 138 B, 
140 A (147), 148 C 2 — from worms, 
127 — hypoderm., 138 B. 

Choroiditis — 78. 

Christmas Rose — 39. 

Chromic acid — (sub.), 40. 

Chromium — 40. 

Chronic Diseases — 32, 53 M. food 
cure, 64, 74 — hot water cure, 1 10 B, 
128 C. 

Chrysophanic acid — 142 D. 

Chyluria — 16 A. 

Cicatrice removed — 132 B. 

Cicuta — 148 C. 

Cimicifuga — 2 1 . 

Cina (santonine) — 27. 

Cinchona — 1 20. 

Cinnamon — 4 1 . 

Cirrhosis — 2, n (no). 



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Cistus — 123. 

Citric acid — 86. 

Clairvoyance — (2,68), no A. 

Clavus— 103 A (117, 128 I), 148 1. 

Clay — 42. 

" Cleansings " — see Lochia. 

Clematis— 148 W (5). 

Clergyman's sore throat — (10, no), 
129 B, 136 A 2 , 144. 

Climacteric ailments — see Change of 
Life. 

Climate cure — of consumption, 69 P, 
of malaria, 69 O — of rabies ; " none 
on the Pacific coast." 

Clover — 43. 

Cloves — (sub.), 47. 

Club-foot and other deformities pre- 
vented — 110C. 

Coca — 44,40 (sub.). 

Cocaine oleate — (sub.), 38. 

Cocculus — 148 C 2 . 

Coccyodinia — 38, hypoderm. 

Codeia — (sub.) 107. 

Cod-liver oil — (sub.), 66 — rendered 
palatable (66), 69 X 2 , 126. 

Coffee — 45. 

Colchicum — 46. 

Colds (coryza, influenza, acute, 
catarrh)— 2, 7, 11 (17), 19, 31, 
53 P. 57. 73— sweat, 74, 80 B, 82, 
86, 88 E sweat, 96, 106 (128 B), 
142, 146 A — cold settled in the jaw 
after having tooth extracted, 6 A — 
diet guard against disposition to 
colds, 53 C. 

Coldness — (under general indica- 
tions), 85, 117, 128 A — from pain, 
140 alba. — in spots as if touched 
with the point of an icicle, 27 — in- 
ward, 123 — in the chest, 89 — in the 
bowels, 115 brom. — about the 
head, 128 A, 148 V — of the feet 
see Feet. — of the back, 7 — ail- 
ments attended with coldness, 85, 
117, 128 — cold sweat on the fore- 
head, 140 alb. — cold sweat on the 
genitals, 144. 

Cold water — 47. 

Colic— apply Em., 14, 38, 45, 74, 75 
—take 1 (2), 7 (17), 23, 41, 45, 
49, 74 (84), 103 B, 106, 107, 127, 
1281, 134 A, 140 alb., 141 A, 143, 
145, 148 C 2 , 148 C 3 , 148 P, 148 W 
(4), 148 Y (4) — baby's colic, I, 7, 



13, 31, 34, 45, 47, 53 L food, 71, 
83, 103 B, 106, 1 15 A, 128 1, 141A, 
148 P, 148 W (4), 148 Y (4)— 
preventive of colic, 136 A: in in- 
fants, 13, 69 T 2 , A — bilious colic, 
23, 107 (128G), 143, I48W(4) 
— gall-stone pain, and gravel pain 
see Liver and Kidney — lead colic, 
6, 107 — menstrual colic, 128 I, 
148 C 2 — see Menses painful. 

Collapse — 7, 11, 101, 107 (no A), 
128 H, 148 M. 

Collinsonia — 1 34. 

Collodion — 48. 

Colocynth— 148 C 3 . 

Coloring for medical tinctures and 
powders — 69 A 3 . 

Coma — (2), 45, 75, 79 A — of infants, 
92 — hypoderm., 50 — when menses 
should appear, 144. 

Complexion beautified — 18, 69 W 3 , 
69 R 4 . 

Compound fracture — 3, 32, 84, 91, 
I 33> *3° A — see Wound. 

Concussion — 10, 133. 

Condurango — 148 C 4 . 

Condyloma — 9, 148 N 2 — see Syco- 
sis. 

Confinement — see Child-bed. 

Congestion — in general, 2, 14, 50, 
88 E, 93, 116, 128 B, 140 A, 146 
— see Organs affected. 

Congestive chill — see Chill. 

Conium — 148 C 5 . 

Conjunctivitis — see Eye. 

Consciousness, lost — see Apparent 
Death. 

Constipation — 17 (26, 42), 47, 53 M, 
58, 69 L, 69 I 2 (84), 103 A (107, 
109), 134, 148 W (6)— habitual, 
5, 58, 74 D 2 , 92, 103 A, 134, 
148 I 2 — with piles, 103 A, 134 — of 
infants, 33, 53 L food, 65, S3, 92, 
103 A, 105, 135 — character of the 
stools, under general indications : 
dry and crumbly, 7 — dry and hard 
as if burnt, 26, 42 — in balls like 
sheep dung, 84, 107 — pain for 
hours before stool, 115 carb. — pur- 
gatives, 5, 23, S3> 63, 92, 106, 130, 

^ 135, 145. 

Consumption, decline — Em., 11,11 B, 
15, 53 M, O diet, 66 A, B, 69 P, 69 
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74 A, 77 L, 86, 87, 88 B, D, 94 B,C, 
97.110, 115, 128 A, 129 B, 136 D. 
139, 142 A, 148 L, 148 M, 148 W 
(10), 148 X (8), i-i8 Y (4), 148 Z, 
— from suppressed menses, 50, 87 
— restoration in twelve weeks, 139 
— climate cure, 69 P — guard, 53 C, 
129. 

Contagion, guard — in general, 32 A, 
36, 69 Z 2 , 67, 106, 1*36 C— against 
scarlet fever, 17, 53 N, 69 V 3 — 
against smallpox, 9, 115, 136, 142 
— against malaria, 67, 69 O, 126, 
146 A — against yellow fever, 125. 

Convalescence — diet, 53 T, 94 C. 

Convulsions — see Spasms. 

Copper — 49. 

Cornea — inflammation, 11, 62, 64 
(70), 115 D, 128 A, B (144, 147)— 
ulceration (11) 61, 64, 115 D, 128 
A, D, 136 B, 144 (H7), 148 N 2 — 
opacity (62, 58 sativa), 115 D, 128 
A, D, 136 B, 148 F — " ground 
glass cornea" 136 B — specks on 
the cornea, 121, 128 A, D, 148 F 
— adhesions, 136 B. 

Corns — Em., 28, 126, 139, 142 — re- 
moved without pain, 3. 

Corpulence, reduced — 53 R. 

Coryza — see Colds. 

Costiveness — see Constipation. 

Cosmetics — 18, 69 W 3 . 

Cotton — 51. 

Cough— 7, 22, 26, 29, 32, 55, 57, 
69 J3, 78, 86; 87, 97, 106, 107, 
110 A (i28B,C,I), 148P 2 , 148S, 
148S 2 , 148 S 3 , 148 X (2)— from 
suppressed menses, 50, 87 — night 
cough, 107, 138 B, 148 S 3 — winter 
cough, 7, 18 C, 97 — complete con- 
trol, 55, 107 — cough with every 
effort to speak, 21 — with escape 
of urine, 148 W (3) — with trem- 
bling (12), 1 10 A — with stitching 
pains (2), 26 — with tearing, split- 
ting pains, 106 — from relaxed pal- 
ate, 69 K 2 , 98 — croupy cough, 2, 
7 A, 1 10 A, 115 E — -sequel of 
measles, 115 E — from worms, 127 
— from a fall on the back, 133 — 
chronic cough, 7, 15, 18 C, 22, 32, 
66 A, B, 77 B, 79 B, 88 A, B, 
no A, 148 W (10), 148 X (8), 
148 Y (4), 148 Z — see Bronchitis. 



Courses — see Menses. 

Cracks — (upon lips or hands) (5), 
18,66,148 c 4 . 

Cramps— (2, 21, 37), 38, 41, 49, 
690,75 (84), 106, 107 hypoderm., 
1281, 134 A, 136, 139 A, B, (141) 
— in the limbs at night, 69 G, 136 A 
— preventive, 136 A. 

Craving — see Appetite. 

Cream mead — 53 T 

Crocus — (sub.), 41. 

Cross — see Baby Card. 

Croup — Em., 2, 6, 7 A (12, 17), 22 
(26), 32, 69 K*, 74, 77 A, C (78), 
80, 110 A, 128 C,H, 139, 142— 
membranous, 2 sponge, 6, 7 A, C, 
32, 61, 77, 80, 107 A hypoderm., 
110 A, 115 (128 C,H) — last ex- 
tremity, face livid, 128 H — diph- 
theritic, 11 B, 61, 77, 82, 115 
(128 C,H). 

Crowing respiration — see Asthma of 
Millar. 

Crusta Lactea — see Scalp. 

Cubeb — (sub.), 24. 

Cupping— 52. 

Cuprum — 49. 

Cuts — 125 — with dissecting knife 
3 B, 148 I 2 — see Wounds. 

Cyanosis— 69 B, 148 P 2 . 

Cyclamen — (sub.), 34. 

Cystitis— 6, 16 A (17 A), 18B(i9), 
30, 33, 50 A (68), 70, 81, 89, 
94 B (103), 121, 122 C, 128 B, C, 
D,i 34 C. 

Damiana — (sub.), 44. 

Dandruff— 24, 32, 66, 88 A, 128 C. 

Datura poisoning — 80 hypoderm. 

Deafness — Em., 9, 10 (n B), 66 
(77), 85, 88 A, 95, 128 A, C, 137 B 
— with noise in the ears (54, 120, 

125). 

Death signs — 69 Y, 69 N 2 , 69 D 3 . 

Debility — in general, 44, 53 D, M, 79, 
94 C, 103, 104, 1 10, 1 19 A, B, 120, 
129 B, 148 N 2 , 148 X(6), 148 Y(4) 
— from exhausting drains, 120 A — . 
from heat of the weather, 26, 103, 
138 B — of old age, 148 C 5 — espe- 
cially of ladies, 4, 34, 50, 87, 
119 A, B — as if in decline, 15, 50, 
77, 87, 94 C, no A — from chronic 
discharges, 94 C. 

Decay — see Bone, Teeth. 



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Decline — see Consumption. 

Deformity — prevention, 1 10 C. 

Delirium — see Mind. 

Delirium Tremens — (12, 27), 45, 47, 
53 A, 55, 68, 103 A, 104 A, 
(138 B), 146 A, 148 M, 148 S— 
hypoderm., 103, 107. 

Dementia — see Mind. 

Dentition — see Teething. 

Desires — see Appetite. 

Diabetes — Em., 24, 53 I, 61, 69 U, 
94, 1 10 B, 122, 128A, G, 135. 

Diagnosis — 69 X 3 . 

Diaphragm — inflammation (2, 26, 
128 B) — myalgia (21, 26) — spasms 
(29, 1281,129, 148 C). 

Diarrhoea — 6, 10, 11, 13, 14 band., 
19, 20, 23, 31, 33, 35, 41* 48, 
53 E, L, M, diet— 57, 74 A, 78, 
79, 80, 86, 88 A, 92, 94 A, milk— 
102 A — fainting, 105, 110 A, 112 
(117), 120, 128 B, H, 134 A, 
136 B, 148 X( 8) — of consump- 
tion, 20, 97, 1 29 A — especially of 
children, 11, 13, 20, 23, 35, 45, 
47, 53 L, diet, 57, 79 E, 88 A, 92, 
105, 110 A, E, 128 B, I, 136 B, 
148 W (4) — sour stools, 1, 88 A, 
128 J — with falling of the bowel, 
35 J (7 2 )» 9 2 , see Anus — with vom- 
iting, 6, 20, 23, 48 B, 78, ^SB- 
see Cholera Morbus — with undi- 
gested stools, 79, 120, 128 B, 136 
— watery stools, 11, 80 A — hot, 
fluid stools, 5, 11, 23, 143, 148 W 
(4) — black stools, 11, 79, 128 H, 
138 — gray or white stools, 54, 92, 
88 N — fatty stools, 105 — diarrhoea 
from drinking bad water, 86 — 
camp diarrhoea, 19, 79 E (117 A) 
— chronic diarrhoea, 19, 53 M, 
79 E, 87, 88 A, 110 A, E, 112, 
128C, 142 C. 

Diet for infants and invalids — 53. 

Digitalis — 54. 

Dioscorea — 143. 

Diphtheria — Em., 3 A, 6, 7 A, 15, 28, 
32, 36, 44,49, 61, 69 R 4 , hint (70), 
79, 80, 82, Q4C, 114 A, 115, 126, 
128 C, H, 136, 139— developed 
upon the skin,49, 1 20 ( 1 25 A) — bro- 
mine treatment, cure in 3 days, 32. 

Diphtheritic croup — 11 B, 61, 77, 
82, 115, 128 C,H. 



Diphtheritic paralysis — (103, 128, 
A, H) 146 A— see Paralysis. 

Diplopia — see Sight. 

Discoloration from a bruise — 69 G*, 
132. 

Disease preventive — (67) — see Con- 
tagion. 

Disinfectants — 36, 45, 126, 136 — see 
Antiseptics. 

Dislocation of hip — 69 P 3 . 

Dissecting knife cut — 3 B, 148 I 2 . 

Diuresis — 80 A, 110B, 128 G (139), 
148 1, 148 V — see Polyuria and 
Diabetes. 

Dogwood — 55. 

Dose (minute and officinal) — 56. 

Dread — (symptoms under general in- 
dications) ; of crowds, 2 — of being 
in the dark, 2, 31, 138 — of swal- 
lowing liquids, 30 — 68 indica. 

Drinking greedily — 39. 

Dropsy— (2), 11, 26, 39, 45, 46, 47, 
53 J, 54, 68 A, 69 E 2 , 70, 73, 80 
hypoderm., 87, 88 E, 94 B, 128 G, 
139 B, 142 A, 148 S, 148 S 2 — sud- 
den acute (2), 39, 46, 70 (139, 
148 S 2 ) — especially after scarlet 
fever, 11, 46,68, 70, 128 G (139 B) 
— dropsy in the heart sac, 39, 45, 
54,68,83, 128G: hypoderm., 45, 80 
— in the chest, Em., 11,26, 39, 45, 
54, 68, 70, 128 G, 139 : hypoderm., 
80 — upon the brain, Em., 26, 39, 
54, 68, 69 E 2 , 70, 80 hypoderm., 
128 C — chronic upon the brain (n, 
88 A, no, 115B, 1 28 C)— of the 
ovary (68, 70, 128 G)— of the 
scrotum, 47, 77 E, 85 A — dropsy 
with acute albuminuria, 80 hypo- 
derm., 139 — dropsy of old people, 
94 B — see Bright's Disease. 

Drosera — (sub.), 15. 

Drowning — Em., 126. 

Drowsiness — symptoms under general 
indications, 4, 12, 15, 17, 102, 107, 
no, 146. 

Drunkenness — stupor, 2, 45, 107 — 
nervousness, 21, 68, 103 A, 147 — 
see Alcohol. 

Drying the breasts — see Milk. 

Dryness of the mouth and throat on 
waking — 102. 

Duboisia — (sub.), 17. 

Dulcamara — 19. 



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REPERTORIAL INDEX. 



Duodenum — inflammation, n, 92 
(128 C) — ulceration, 11, 88 C, 115 
B, 122 D (128 A, D). 

Dyscrasia — 10, 88 A. 

Dysentery — 2, 5, 10, II, 15, 17 A 
(19), 20 C, 23, 33,37,46,74 E, 
78, 94 A, 103 (122, 128 H, 132, 
134 A (136), 139 C, 148 C3, 148 
N 2 ), 148 X (8)— shreddy stools, 
30, 46 — reddish, watery dejections, 
122 — of infants especially, 2, 17A, 
23, 53 L, 78 (128 C, H, I) — chronic, 
19, 79 E (128 C). 

Dysmenorrhea — see Menses. 

Dyspepsia — Em., I (n), 20, 22 (26) 
35 (42), 44, 53 D, 57, 65, 66 B, 71, 
74, 94 C, 102, 103 A, 109 (no), 
115 C (117), 126 A, 128 B (129), 
148 P 2 . 

Dysphagia — 115 A, 138 B, 146, 148 C, 
C 2 — see Choking. 

Dyspnoea — see Respiration. 

Dysuria — see Urine. 

Ear — earache, pain in the ear, 17, 38, 
74, 105, 106, 117, 148 X (3), 148 
W (4), 148 Z — internal inflamma- 
tion (2, 17), 74, 106, 117 A (128, 
B, C) — swelling, 1 28 A — boils in 
the ear, 148 X (9) — offensive dis- 
charge, 11 B, 24, 6r, 64 (65), 91, 
128 A, D, F, 137 B, 148 X (3), 148 
Y (6) — yellow, slimy discharge, 

128 F — noise in the ears, 21, 24, 
54, 120, 146, 148 W (6) — foreign 
substance in the ear, 69 Z — redness 
of the ears as if frost bitten, 27 — 
ear signs of longevity, 69 W. 

Eclampsia — see Spasm. 

Ecthyma — see Skin. 

Eczema — see Skin. 

Effusion — 26, 128 C — see QEdema. 

Egg— 57- 

Elaterium — (sub.), 68. 

Elm— 58. 

Emaciation — n, 77 A — see Atrophy. 

Emetic — 6, 78, 126, 147 — hypoderm., 

107 A. 
Emissions — see Spermatorrhoea. 
Emphysema — 12, 54 A, 80 (128 H), 

129 B — hypoderm., 80, 107. 
Empyema — 11, 32 (120, 128 A, 

H). 
Encephalitis — 128 C — see Brain. 
Enchondroma — 128 A. 



Endocarditis — see Heart. 
Endometritis — see Uterus. 
Enteritis — (2), 11, 17, 33, 92 (128 

B, C, D)— of infants, 148 W (10). 
Enuresis — see Urine. 

Epilepsy — Em., 7 A, 8, n, 17, 27, 
49, 53 N, 69 F*. 76 (84, 88), 93, 
94 (103), 104 (no, 113, 1 15 A, 

128 A, H), 129 A (138, 148 I, 14S 

C, 148 C 2 , 148 P 2 ), 148 S 4 — hypo- 
derm., 17, 107 — of infants at the 
breast, 39 — guard against the fit, 
8, 14 — to break the fit, 69 U 2 , 77 A : 
lay on left side. 

Epistaxis — see Bleeding. 

Epithelioma — 69 N 4 , 148 L — hypo- 
derm, 32, 50. 

Equisetum — (sub.), 18. 

Ergot— 50. 

Erigeron — (sub.), 68. 

Erotomonia — 19, 30, 31, no A, 
138 A, B, 148 X (9). ' 

Eructation — in general, 131 — food, 
10, 35, 128 H — loud and violent, 

129 B — bitter, 128 G — sour, 128 J, 
148 W (10). 

Eruptions — see Skin. 

Erysipelas — Em. 2, 7 carb., 10, 17 A, 
20 B, 30, 32, 47, 66, 69 H 3 , 70, 
79 D, 80, 84, 90, 108, 120, 122 B, 
131 A, 132 A, 140 A, 148 l 2 , 
148 M, note — smooth red, 17 A, 
70 — vesicular, 30, 122 B — cure by 
three applications, 30 — when all 
else fails, 120 — after amputation, 
90 — on the scalp, 77. 

Erythema — see Skin. 

Eserine — (sub.), 27. 

Ether — 59. 

Ethyl— 60. 

Eucalyptus — 61. 

Eupatorium pur — (sub.), 68. 

Euphrasia — 62. 

Excitement of mania — hypoderm., 
37,.i3?B. 

Excoriation — see Skin. 

Excrescence — 9, 148 N 2 . 

Exhaustion — 57, 94 C, 1 10 A, B, 
148 M, 148 Y (4) — before dinner 
must eat (77), 136 B — from hem- 
orrhage, 3, 74, 120: hypoderm., 
3, 120. 

Exostosis — see Bone. 

Expectoration — blue, 148 S — red, 



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REPERTORIAL INDEX. 



148 S 2 — yellow,i28F, 148 W (10) 
— green, 115 iod., 128 J, 148 Y 

(4). 

Exudation — 128 C — see (Edema. 

Eye — hints as to cause of eye affec- 
tions, 69V 2 , 69 H 3 — -pains in the 
eyes, Em., 17 A, 17 D, 21, 29 A, 
61, 62, 144, 148 X (9), 148 X 
(n) — exceedingly painful ulcera- 
tion, 61, 115 D, 144, 147 — acute 
inflammation in general, 2, 6, 17 A, 
17 D, 36, 49, 62, 69 H3, 131,144, 
147, 148 X (3) — chronic inflam- 
mation in general, sore eyes, Em., 
28, 49, 107, 115D, 126, 128 A, 
136 B, 144, 147, 148 X (3) — weak 
eyes, Em., 126, (144) — inflamma- 
tion in particular : — of the choroid 
coat, (26, 78, 127, 146) : of the 
cornea, see Cornea: of the iris 
(9), 17 A, 27 B, 62, 115 D, 122 B, 
(128 B, C), 139, 148 W (5), 
148 X (3) : of the sclerotic coat, 
9, 128B, C: of the retina, 17 A, 
I28B,C (127), 146 A, 148 X (3), 
148 X (9), 146 A: of the lachry- 
mal sac, 128 A (144, 147) : of the 
eye lids, apply : 6, 24, 28, 49, 131, 
144,147; take: 62, 115D, 117A, 
128B, C,D, 148 W (5), 148 W 
(6), 148 X (3), 148 Y (3): of the 
lining membrane of the lids, apply : 
6, 24, 28, 36, 49, 144, 147; take 
(2, 11), 17 A, 62, 115 D, 117 A, 
128 B,C — granulated lids, 49, 65 
(144) — phlyctenular ophthalmia 
(49, 62, 115 carb.), 122 B (147) — 
yellow slimy discharge, 128 F — 
purulent ophthalmia of infants (the 
same for older children and adults) 
apply : 6, 28, 77 G, 91, 129, 144: 
tiUe: 115 D, 123, 128 A,D (129, 
136 B, 148 N 2 ) — scrofulous oph- 
thalmia, 11 B, 88 A, 123 (128 E), 
136 B, see Scrofula — hypopyon, 
1 28 A, D, 136 B — cataract, 46, 
128 A, 148 C 5 , 148 W (3), 148Z, 
— glaucoma, 2, 17 A, 64, 
1 10 A (128 I, 148 C 3 )— Os- 
cillation of the eyeballs, 27 A — 
eyeballs rolled back, 39 — spasm of 
the eyelids, twitching, 27, 1 17 A, 
128 1, 147, 148 C — constant blink - 

, ing, 62 — paralysis of the eyelids, 



62, 122 B, 129 B, 146 A, 148 C 5 
(148 S) — excessive flow of tears, 
62, 80 A, 106, 117 A, 144— blear 
eye,62 (146) — sty, 77, 117, 122D 
(128 A, D), 148 Y (3)— bloat 
about the eye (11, 70), especially 
under the brows, 115 carb. — mote 
in the eye, 105. 

Face — diagnostic indications, 69 X, 3 
B — pain in the face, faceache, 
115, see Neuralgia — black pores in 
the skin of the face, 42, 136, 142 
— hair on lady's face removed, 
69 T 3 — eruptions on the face from 
shaving, 48 — freckles, 18, 36, 49, 
57, 115 : complexion improved, 18, 
69 W 3 , 69 R 4 — pimples, 5, 11, 48, 
66, 69 C 4 , 88 A, B, 1 15 B, 128 A,D, 
136, 146, 148 1 2 , 148 N 2 — rosa- 
cea, 148 I 2 — lupus, 11, 32, 48 
(65),66,88C(ii5bichro.),i48L— 
facial paralysis, 103 hypoderm. — 
symptoms of the face under general 
indications : bloodless pallor, 7, 
79 — one cheek pale the other red, 
148 M — pale and bloated, 54 — 
blue and cold, 49, 128 H — ivory 
clear, no — yellow, 148 W (10). 

Fainting— 2, 4, 7, 8, 41, 45 B > 102: 
with heart distress, 115 A — from 
pain, 2 — from surgical operation, 
101. 

Fall — concussion, 3, 10, 91, 74, 133, 

136 A. 
Falling of the womb or bowel- 
Uterus or Anus. 

False labor pains — see Labor. 

False presentation — 148 X (12). 

Fatigue, faintness, 34, 4* > 57, 
1 10 A, B,see Exhaustion. 

Fattening diet— 35, 53 Q. 

Fatty degeneration — no A. 

Favus — see Scalp. 

Fear, timidity — 2 (49) — in the dark, 
2, 31 — afraid to walk, staggering, 
138. 

Feet — cold, 7, 75, 104 (128 A), 
148 1, 148 X (9) : cold and damp, 
88 carb. — hot burning soles, 22, 57, 
136 — offensive sweat, 6, 20, 24, 
36,37, 88 A, 115G, 129, 148 X 
(8) — sore, tender, 36, 57, 88 A, 

137 : from walking (10), 57 : from 
perspiration, 88 A (128 A) — swell- 



-see 



94, 



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REPERTORIAL INDEX. 



ing oedema, 54, 70, 79 C, 85, 128 G 
— light feeling in feet and legs, as 
if floating, when in a recumbent 
position, 148 S 3 . 

Felon— Em., 3, 7, 69 O 4 , 74, 82, 126, 
128 A-D — aborted, 7 — relief of 
pain in ten minutes, 82 — opened 
without pain, 3 C, 44. See Anaes- 
thesia — felon diathesis, 143. 

Fennel — (sub.), 13. 

Ferrum — 79. 

Ferrum phos. — (sub.), 128. 

Fetid odor — of wound, ulcer, cancer, 
32, 35, 36, 63, 90, 91, 115 G, 125A, 
128 H. See Disinfectants — see 
Breath, Feet, Perspiration. 

Fever — in general, 2, 7 A, 17 A, 29, 
32, 53 P, 83, 128 B, 140 A, 146A— 
especially of infants (2, 47, 128 B, 
146 A) — with alternate chills and 
heat, 39 — bilious fever (2, 7 A, 23, 
32, 78, 92, 128 G, 146 A, 148 C 3 ) 
— catarrhal fever (2, 7 A, 12, 19, 
78, 128 C, 146 A) — gastric fever 
(2, 7A,12, 23, 32,78, 128B, 146A) 
—hectic fever, 15, 22, 32 (87, 120, 
128 A, D), 142 A, 148 M— inflam- 
matory fever, 2, 17 A (26, 29, 
80 B), 128 B, 146 A — intermittent 
fever, see Ague — Puerperal Fever : 
See Childbed — remittent fever, 7 A 
(106), 1 20 A, 146 A: pernicious, 
120 hypoderm. — rheumatic fever 
(2, 12, 26, 29, 122, 128 B) — 
spotted fever, 3, 17 A, 21, 49, 50, 
78 (88 E), 107, 140, 146 A, 148 C 
— sweating fever, 59, 80 — traumatic 
fever (2), 10,61 — urethral fever, 2 
— worm fever, 127 — guard against 
fevers, 36, 67, 69 L 2 , 146 A. See 
Contagion Guard — for other fevers ; 
see Scarlet, Typhoid, Typhus, Yel- 
low. 

Fibroid tumours — 32, 50 hypoderm. 

Fidgets — 147, 148 V — of the feet, 147 
— attendant upon locomotor ataxia, 
17 hypoderm. 

Fissure — see Crack, see Anus. 

Fistula — lachrymal dental, 69 S 3 , 
1 10, 1 28 A, 148 F — in ano, see Anus 
— fistula of horses, 126. 

Fit — see Spasm. 

Flatulence — 1, 35, 38, 46, 102., 129, 
148 V, 148 W (10)— fetid, 35. 



Flies off— 41, 69 B 3 . 

Floating, light sensation in the limbs — 
148 S 3 . 

Flooding — see Bleeding. 

Fluoric acid — 148 F. 

Fluoride of Calcium — 148 F. 

Flushes— 8, 76, 79, 80 A, 136 B, 
148 V — see Change of Life. 

Fluttering at the stomach — 29, 119. 

Fomentations — 74. 

Fontanelles open — 88 B, 128 A, E. 

Food — for infants, 53 L, M — for in- 
valids nervous, 53 B : dyspeptic, 
53 D : bilious, 53 G : diabetic, 53 I : 
ailing with gout, gravel, or Bright's 
disease, 53 J: chronic ailments, 
53 M: scrofula or consumption, 
53 O : emaciation, 53 Q : obesity, 
53 R — -food by injection, 53 U. 

Foot — see Feet. 

Foul — see Fetid. 

Fracture— ununiting, Em., 62A(88 B), 
128C: hypoderm., 142 — compound 
fracture, 3, 32, 84, 91, 133; see 
Wound — how to carry patient with 
a broken leg, 69 P 3 . 

Freckles — see Face. 

Fright— 2 (128 H, 138), 148I — 
frightened feeling, 2, 119, 148 1. 

Frost bite — see Chilblain. 

Frozen — (10, 27), 74. 

Fungus — (9), 22. 

Fusel oil — (sub.), 40. 

Gagging — (12), 49, 78 — from worms, 
127 — from teething, 92. 

Gait unsteady— see Locomotor Ataxia. 

Gallic acid — 137. 

Gall stone — 8, ^, 59> 74 E, 105, 107, 
120 — hypoderm., 59, 107 — preven- 
tives, 38, 59, 120 — dissolved in situ, 

38, 59- 

Gamboge — (sub.), 44. 

Ganglion — 18, 69 N 3 . 

Gangrene— 11, 32, 35, 37, 42, 50 B, 
90, 91, 115 C, 120, 128 H, 136 A 
— of the throat, 115 C — of the 
lungs, 125, 128 H — of bowels, 
145 B — Senile, 42, 50B, 128 H — 
hospital, 90, 139 — humid, 120B 
(128 H). 

Gaping yawning, spasmodic — (12), 
41, 148 I. 

Gastralgia — 103 hypoderm., 134A: 
see Stomach. 



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REPERTORIAL INDEX. 



Gastric — see Stomach. 

Gastritis — see Stomach. 

Gathering — see Abscess, see Felon. 

Gelsemium — 146. 

Genitals — itching : see Pruritus — 
sweating : see Perspiration — relaxa- 
tion, 44 sang. 

Giddiness — see Vertigo. 

Glanders — (115 bichro.). 

Glands — acute inflammation and 
swelling, 17 A, 28, 32, 42,77 F > 8o 
hypoderm., 88 A, 114, 115 (122 
tox.), 123, 128 C, 148 C 5 — chronic 
enlargement, 42,77 A, F,88 A, 115, 
123, 128 A, C — induration, 77 A, 
88 A, 123 (128 C), 148 C 5 — suppu- 
ration, 1 28 A, D : see Scrofula. 

Glaucoma — see Eye. 

Glonoine — 101. 

Glossitis — see Tongue. 

Glottis — oedema, 70 (128G) — spasm, 
2, 17, 36, 49, 77 A, 107 hypoderm., 
1 28 1: see Choking. 

Glycerine — 66. 

Glycosuria — 53 I, 1 10 B. 

Goitre — Em., 2 sponge, 7, 8, 57, 77, 
88, 148 F — exophthalmic, 8, 50 
(70) : hypoderm., 50. 

Gold— 64. 

Golden Seal — 65. 

Gossypium — 5 1 . 

Gout — Em., 2, 7, 10, 18, 46, 50 A, 
53 J> 72, 73, 74, 81, 88 E sweat, 89, 
92, 96, no, 117, 1 19 A, 128 E, 
148 1 2 : hypoderm., 107 — chronic, 
2, 24 B, 50 A, 85, 1 10 A, 119C, 
128 E, 142, 148 I 2 — sweat cure, 73, 
74, 88 E. 

Granulated eyelids — see Eye. 

Graphites— 148 W (6). 

Grating of the teeth — 17, 92, 127. 

Gravel — Em., 16, 50 A, 53 J, 74, 81, 
134 C, 148 W (10) — stone lodged, 
8, 10, 16 (17), 38, 59, 74 E, 106, 
107,132 C, 143, 146 A: hypoderm., 
59, 107 — position to pass water, 
69O 2 (132). 

Gray powder — (sub.), 16. 

Grief — no B, 148 I. 

Groin pain — 68, 144 A. 

Gums — diseased, 6, 35, 36, 77, 99, 
115, 142 — bleeding, 99, 128 H 
(129, 144 A) — gum boil ( 1 28 A, D), 
148 W (7). 



Gunpowder — 67. 

Haematemesis — see Bleeding. 

Hematuria — see Bleeding. 

Haemoptysis — see Bleeding. 

Haemorrhoids — see Piles. 

Hair — falling, baldness, Em. (il), 
32, 61, 80 A, 106, no, 148 F, 
148 W (6): hypoderm., 80 — gray 
from fright, 126 — removed from 
lady's face, 69 T 3 . 

Hamamelis — 44. 

Hankering — see Appetite. 

Hardening of the tissues — 128 A, C : 
see Induration. 

Hawking— 18 C, 19, 24 A, 32, 69 J 3 , 
88 B, 113, 128 C, 131, 148 Z. 

Hay fever (hay asthma, rose cold) — 
Em., 11 B, 770,51,115, 120, 136, 
148 N, 148 S 3 , 148 X (13)— cure 
in a week, 148 N — cured in three 
days, 120. , 

Head — headache in general — Em. (2), 
7B, 8 (10), 17 A, 20 A, 21, 45 A, 
50 hypoderm., 68, 69 J 4 , 69 R 4 , 
74, 79 A, 93, 96, 98, 101 A, 103, 
128 B, 131 A, 147, 148 R 2 , 148 R 4 
sleep, 148 X (1) — involving the 
eyes, 148 Z — congestive headache, 
2, 93, 101 A, 148 X (1) : cured by 
inducing nose bleed, 98 : hypo- 
derm., 50 — sick headache, 22, 23, 
45, 65, 69 K 3 , 69 Q 4 , 101 B, 
128B: from riding in carriage, 
69 M 3 , 148 C 2 : in car, 69 M 3 : re- 
curring regularly every seven or 
eight days, 22, 23, 69 Q 4 , 1 14 : re- 
curring every two weeks, 69 Q 4 
(114) — during menses, no A — 
nervous headache, 45, 69 J 4 , 101 A, 
128 I — clavus, 103 A (117, 128 I), 
148 I, 148 R 2 , 148 S 4 — migraine, 
148 Y (1), 148 Y (8) : hypoderm., 
45, 50, 103 — neuralgic headache, 
8, 17 A, 21, 45, 69 J 4 ,101 A, 128 1, 
147, 148 S 4 : hypoderm., 45, 107 
see Neuralgia — headache of deli- 
cate ladies, and close students, 21 
— pain over the brow, cured in fif- 
teen minutes, 115 — morning head- 
ache, 103 A — headache coming and 
going with the sun, 96 — headache 
from a fall or blow, 10, 133 : from 
constipation, 103 A — head symp- 
toms under general indications : 



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head feels too large, 129, 148 W (2) 
— feels cold, 128 A — feels warm 
whilst the body is cold, 10 — child's 
head hot and rolling upon the pil- 
low (17 A), 39 — hot sweat on 
head, 148 W (4) — head wet with 
sweat when sleeping, 88 carb. — 
cold sweat on the forehead, 140 
alb. 

Hearing defective — see Deafness. 

Heart — -pain, distress in the region of 
the heart, Em., 2, 21, 29, 49, 54, 64, 
69 C 2 , 69 R 4 sleep, 96, 115 A, 
148 P 2 — Congestion, inflammation, 
2, 11(26), 29, 46, 54 (96, 128 B, 
C) — anaemic condition, 11, 79, 
128C — weak heart, II, 37, 45, 54, 
101 — failure from hemorrhage, hy- 
poderm., 8, 59 — failure from chloro- 
form, 101 — excessive action of the 
heart, 2, 29, 96 — irregular action, 
2, 11, 21, 29, 54, 96: hypoderm., 
107 — enlarge??ient of the heart, 2 
(10) — valvular affections, 2 (29, 
54, 94 B, 140), 148 Y (2) — ossifica- 
tion of the valves, 94 — -palpitation 
of the heart, congestion, 2, 29, 54, 
77, 128 B, nervous, 11, 45 B (115 
A, 128 1), 138 B, 148 P 2 , 148 M, 
148 X (7) — shocks at the heart, 89 
(101) — spasm of the heart, 29 
(128 1), see Angina Pectoris — rheu- 
matic affections of the heart, 29 A, 
46, 96 — indication of organic affec- 
tion of the heart, 69 C 2 — oedema 
see Dropsy — symptoms of the 
heart under general indications: 
sensation of heat at the heart, or 
like water dropping down from the 
heart, 68, sativa — sensation like a 
cold stone in the heart, 148 X (8) 
— purring sound at the heart, 101 — 
sudden seizure at the heart as from 
the grip of an iron hand, 29 — feel- 
ing as if the least motion of the 
body would stop the heart's action 
(54) — feeling as if constant motion 
of the body were needed to keep 
the heart in action (146). 

Heartburn— 1,35,88 A, 103,109, 126 
(129, 131), 143 — see Waterbrash. 

Heat apoplexy — (103), 138 B hypo- 
derm. 

Heat rash — 10, 49, 122, tox. 



Hecla lava— 148 W (7). 

Hectic — see Fever. 

Hellebore — 39. 

Helonias — (sub.), 119. 

Hemeralopia — 148 C 5 . 

Hemiopia — (64, 89). 

Hemicrania — 50 hypoderm. — see 

Head. 
Hemiplegia — 103 hypoderm. — see 

Paralysis. 
Hemorrhage — see Bleeding. 
Hemp — 68. 
Heparsulph. — 128 D. 
Hepatic — see Liver. 
Hernia— 25, 38, 45, 47, 52, 59 (84, 

103), 107 hypoderm. — inflamed 

(2). 
Herpes — see Skin. 

Hiccough— 14, 50 B, 69 X, 77, 80, 
101 (102, 107), 120, 138 B (140 
alb.), 142, 146 A (148 C), 148 1— 
hypoderm., 37, 80, 107, 138 B. 

Hints — 69. 

Hip-joint disease — Em., 32, 42, 88 B, 
94 Q 123, 128 A, D— hip-joint dis- 
located, 69 P 3 — see Joints. 

Hives— 7 B, 11 (19), 37, 69 E 4 , 70, 
80, 100, 120 (125) — chronic, 120 
A. 

Hoarseness — see Voice. 

Homesickness — (49), 1 10 B. 

Honey bee — 70. 

Hop — 71. 

Horsechestnut — 72. 

Hot air — 73. 

Hot fomentation — 74. 

Hot water cure — 74. 

Housemaid's knee — 69 F 3 , 77 E, G 
(128 A). 

Hunger excessive — 53 D (68 indica) 
— soon after meals, 77, 114, 127 — 
night hunger, 1 10 A — see Appetite. 

Hurried feeling — 136, acid. 

Hurt — see Injury. 

Hydrangea — (sub.), 81. 

Hydrarthrosis — 77 E. 

Hydrastis — 65. 

Hydrocele— 47, 77 E, 85 A (117), 
148W (6). 

Hydrocephaloid — (no, 147). 

Hydrocephalus — 69 E 2 — see Brain. 

Hydrocyanic acid — 148 P 2 . 

Hydrogen perox. — (sub.), 91. 

Hydropericardium — see Dropsy. 



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REPERTORIAL INDEX. 



Hydrophobia— 17, 73, 80, 88, 138, 
142, 146 A, 148 N 2 — hypoderm., 
80 — eighty cures in succession, 73 
—guard, 69 E3 (146), 148 N 2 . 

Hydrothorax — see Dropsy. 

Hyoscyamus — (sub.), 138. 

Hyperemia — 32 (47), 128 B — see 
Fever. 

Hyperexia — 32, 128B — see Fever. 

Hypericum — 133. 

Hyper- pyrexia — 32 (47), 120, 148 M. 

Hypertrophy — see Heart. 

Hypochondriasis — 103 A — see Mind. 

Hypopyon — see Eye. 

Hysteria — Em., 8, 13, 21, 34, 64, 
102, 104, 107 hypoderm., 110 A, 

128 H, 129 A, 147, 148 1, 148 M, 
148 S 4 , 148 V. 

Ice — 75 — preservation of ice in sick 

room, 75. 
Icterus — see Jaundice. 
Ignatia — 148 I. 
Ileus — (17, 84, 103) — hypoderm., 

103 — see Bowel. 
Imbecility — see Mind. 
Impetigo — see Skin. 
Impotence — Em., 44, 50 C, 104 (no 

acid). 
Incontinence — see Urine. 
Indigestion — 22, 53 D, 65, 66 B, 

74 D, 102, 1?09, 119 A, 128 B, 

129 B — milk disagrees, 88, 131 — 
potatoes disagree, 42 — pastry dis- 
agrees (117) — see Appetite, and 
Dyspepsia. 

Indigo — 76. 

Induration — of tissues (28), 77, 
128 A, C, 148 C 5 — of the tongue, 
64, 128 A — of the testes, 128 A, 
(144), 148 F — of glands, 77 A — 
see Glands. 

Infant — see Baby. 

Infection guard — see Contagion. 

Inflammation — in general, 2, 12, 
17 A, 26 (33), 50D, 53 P, 74, 80 B, 
84, 88 E sweat, 116, 118, 128 
B, C, D — cedematous, 128G — of 
serous membranes especially, 2, 26, 
107 hypoderm. 

Influenza — see Colds. 

Infra - mammary pain — (2 1 , 1 1 7 , 
148 R) — see Chest pain. 

Ingrowing nail — see Nail. # 

Injection of food — 53 U. 



Injury, mechanical — 10, 74 G, 84, 85, 
91, 133, 144 — to the head, 74 C— 
to the hands and feet, 133 — see 
Sprain, Bruise and Wound. 

Inguinal — see Hernia. 

Insanity, mania — 10, 17 A, 37, 39, 
50, 54, 68, 104, 107, 120, 128 H, 
138, 140, 148 C, 148 P 2 — hypo- 
derm., 54, 107, 138 B — hysterical 
mania, 129 puerperal see Child- 
bed — from bodily disease, 147 — 
from alcohol, 21, 103 — see Mind. 

Insect bite — see Bite. 

Insensibility of parts, numbness — 2, 
50, secale, 68 indica (103), 1 15 A. 

Insomnia — see Sleep. 

Intercostal — see Neuralgia. 

Intermittent — see Fever. 

Intertrigo — see Skin. 

Intestine — see Bowel. 

Involuntary passages — 5, 10, 23 
(no A), 133, 142 B — especially 
during sleep, 10, 148 M — see Pa- 
ralysis. 

" Inward Weakness " — Em., 4, 14, 
25 — see Uterus. 

Iodine — 77. 

Iodoform — (sub)., 77 — odor masked, 
77 K, 77 J — substitute, 77 J. 

Ipecacuanha — 78. 

Iris — 23. 

Iritis — see Eye. 

Iron, 79. 

Irritability — 103, 127. 

Ischuria — see Strangury. 

Itch — 3, 41 anise, 49 B, 69 E 4 83 A, 
115 (136) — cure in five minutes, 
3 — cure in three days, 1 15 — bar- 
ber's itch, 32, 48 — itching erup- 
tions, 31 C, 131 A, 136 B (142) — 
itching piles, 131 A. 

Itching local, pruritus — 6, 7, 16 sub., 
24,44,66, 69 E 4 , 120, 131 A, B, 
136 A 2 — itching jaundice, 80 hypo- 
derm. — itching at night, 148 X 
(4) — when undressing, 148 X (6) 

Jaborandi — 80. 

Jaundice— Em., n (54, 64), 65, 
69 Q 4 , 77 A, 79 E, 92, 110,120, 
128 G, 148 W (4)— of children, 
148 W (4), 148 X (3)— with stupor, 
92 — chronic (64), 77 A, 79 E 
(no), 128 G— from gall stone, 38 
—black jaundice, 11,17 — malarial 



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REPERTORIAL INDEX. 



II, 1 20 A — itching jaundice, 80 
hypoderm. 

Jerking, twitching — 27, 107 hypo- 
derm., 110,1281, 147, 148 I — of 
the head and arms, 148 C. 

Joint Affections — 24B (32), 42, 85, 
(117), 123, 128 A, D, 140 B, 
148 1 2 — sprained feeling in joints, 
7 carb., 85 A — stiffness, 119 C, 
148 C 3 , 148 I 2 — enlargement, 32, 
42, 115 B, 123, 148I 2 — inflamma- 
tion, 140 B, 148 W (3), 148 X (3) 
— see Gout, Rheumatism,Synovitis. 

Juglans reg.— 148 W (8). 

Kali — 115. 

Kalmia — 96. 

Kamala — (sub.), 38. 

Kava-kava — 81 

Kerosene — 82. 

Keratitis — see Eye. 

Kidney — congestion, inflammation 
Em., 2, 11, 16, 17 A, 30 C, 33, 70, 
74, no, 116, 128 B,C, 139— after 
pneumonia, 1 20 — fatty degenera- 
tion, 1 10 A — stone lodged, see 
Gravel. 

Koumis — how made, and for what 
ailment useful, 94 C. 

Kreosote — (sub.), II. 

Labor — speedy and safe (14), 24, 
34, 38, 53 K diet, 55, 59, 74, 120, 
141 — painless, 38 — complications, 
14, 31, 146 B — pains insufficient, 
irregular, nagging (14), 21, 24, 31, 
34, 50, 51, 78, 103, 116, 120, 
128 H, 146 B — rigid os uteri, 17, 
146 B — false pains, 21, 31, 70 A, 
74, 103, 141, 146 B, see Miscar- 
riage — flooding prevented, 14, 50, 
69 M 2 , 78, 120 — spasms, see 
Childbed. 

Lachrymation — see Eyes. 

Lady's card. — 4, 25, 34, 53 M food, 
77 B, 95> I 4 I A, 146 B — inward 
weakness, 4, 25, see Uterus — see 
Menses. 

Lanolin — (sub.), 66. 

Lapis alb. — 148 W (9). 

Lard— 83. 

Laryngismus stridulus — see Asthma 
of Millar. 

Laryngitis — 2 spong., 22, 77> ri 5 
bichro., 128 B,C, 148 L — see 
Croup and Voice. 



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Laurocerasus — 148 P 2 . 

Lavender — (sub.), 41. 

Lead — 84 — lead colic, 6, 107. 

Ledum — 85. 

Lemon — 86. 

Lepra — (11), 19, 49 A, 1481*. 

Leptandria — (sub.), 79. 

Leucorrhcea — Em., 4, 6, 11, 16 B, 
21, 24, 32, 35, 36 (42), 46 A, 57 
(65), 74 E, 75 B, 77 A, 88 A, D, 
111, 114 A, 115 G, 117 B (128 
C, H),144 (148 N 2 ), 148 X (4)— 
very fetid, 11 C, 15, 36, 77 A, 
115 G, 128 H — bloody, 144 A — of 
little girls, 77 B, 127, 133 (144). 

Leukaemia — 50 hypoderm. 

Lice — see Parasites. 

Lichen — see Skin. 

Lientery — 79 E, 120 A, 128 B. 

Life prolonged — 94 B. 

Life root — 87. 

Lightning stroke — Em. ,47. 

Lilium — (sub.), 70. 

Lime— 88. 

Lipoma — 148 I 2 . 

Lips — symptoms under general indi- 
cations: blue, 7, 54 — burning, 7 
mur. — cracked, 148 C 4 — parched, 
26 — blistered, 10, 126. 

Lithia — 89. 

Lithiasis — 53 J,i48 W(io), I48Y(i). 

Liver— "liver complaint," Em., 32, 
71,74 D 2 , 92, 109, 128 G(i48C 5 ), 
148 X (3) — atrophy, no — conges- 
tion, inflammation (26),79E, 92, 
103, 116(136), I48W(io), 148 
X (3), 148 Y(i) — cirrhosis, 2, n 
(no) — enlargement, 17 D, 64, 
74 D 2 , 105, 148 C 5 — pain in the 
liver, 17 D — fatty degeneration, 
1 10 A — " liver spots," 148 C 5 , 
148 Y 1 — biliousness, 32, 53 G, 86, 
92— gall stone, 8, 38, 59, 74, 105, 
107, 120. 

Lobelia — (sub.), 69 O 4 , 77. 

Local application for pain — see Pain 
— see Anaesthesia. 

Lochia, " cleansings " — abnormal, 
11C, 17 A, 21, 36, 79 A » 114 — 
suppressed, 2, 21, 79 A, 80 C, 114: 
suddenly, 2 — prolonged, 21 — fetid, 
11C, 15,36, 115G. 

Lockjaw — Em., 2, 10, 17 A, 27, 38 
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REPERTORIAL INDEX. 



139, 146 A — hypoderm., 27 — °f 
horses unfailing, 108. 
Locomotor Ataxia, 17 A, 27 A, 104, 
1 10 A, 136 A, 147, 148 C 5 — hypo- 
derm., 138 B — for the severe pain, 
17 A, 104 A, 138B hypoderm. — 
for the fidgets attendant, 17 hypo- 
derm., 147 — caused by a fall, 

133- 

Logwood — 90. 

Long life — sign, 69 W — promoted, 
94 B. 

Lumbago — (2, 12, 21, 26) 31 B, 83 
(115 bichro., 122 tox.), 136 A, 139 
— see Rheumatism. 

Lumbar Caries — 88 B (128 A). See 
Bone. 

Lungs — congestion, Em. (2), 14, 74, 
116 (128 B, 140 A, 146 A) — oede- 
ma (12), 26, noA(i28H) — gan- 
grene, 32, 35, 125, 128 H— lung 
fever (87), see Pneumonia — sleep 
cure for lung affections, 69 R 4 — 
see 148 Z. 

Lupulin — 71. 

Lupus — see Face. 

Lycopodium — 148 W (10). 

Macrotys — 21, 146 B. 

Mad dog bite — see Bite. 

Maggots in ulcers — 90. 

Magnesium phos. — (sub.), 128. 

Malaria guard — 32, 67, 69 O, 69 L 2 , 
126, 146 — hypoderm., 120 — see 
Ague. 

Malformation preventive — 1 10 C. 

Mammae — see Breasts. 

Manganese — (sub.), 103. 

Mania — see Insanity. 

Marasmus — see Atrophy. 

Marigold — 91. 

Mastitis — see Breasts. 

Mastodynia — (21, 114, 148 C 5 ). 

May apple — 92. 

Measles — Em., 1, 31, 47, 49, 62, 110 
A (117), 128C,146A, 148X (3) 
— suppressed (26), 31, 49 (78): 
with spasms, 49 — with croupy 
cough, no, 115 — system prepared, 
noE — dregs, 115 (117). 

Medication by inunction, 66, 69 T. 

Melancholy — see Mind. 

Melilotus — 93, 148 X (1). 

Membranous — see Croup. 

Memory defective — see Mind. 



Meningitis — see Brain. 

Menorrhagia — see Menses. 

Menses — stippressed, Em., 2, 4, 7, 21, 
34 A, 50 C, 51 (73, 74), 75, 79 F, 
87 (101), no, 115 C, 117 B, 119 

A, B, C (128 H), 134 A, B, 141 — 
sudden suppression, Em., 2, 34, 50, 
74 (101), no A, 117 B, 119 — sup- 
pression with stupor, 144 — scanty 
flow (39, 87, 115 carb., 126), 1 17 

B, 148 W (6) — excessive flow, Em., 
4, 6 ( 1 1), 16 B, 23, 24 B, 41, 50 C, 
6 5 (79)> 86 > 8 7> 88 A, no, 119 
B, C, 134 A, 141, 144 A, 148 N 2 , 
148 W (2), I48W(4),I48X (10), 
148 X (14) — too early, 87, 88, 103,* 
1 10 A — too long continued, 50 C, 
87, 88, 1 10 A — irregular, Em., 4, 
21, 87, no A, 128 H, 134 A, 141 
A — vicarious (26), 50 C, 144 A — 
painful, Em., 4, 7 (17 A), 21 (24), 
29, 34 (73), 74 E, 75, 87, 107, 1 10 
A, 1 15 C, 117 B, 119 A, 128 I, H, 
134 A, 141, 144 A, 146, 148 C 2 , 
148 W (4), 148 Y (1) — membran- 
ous, 128 C, 141 — in black clots, 
117 B — hypoderm .,17. 

Mentagra — (128 C), 148 C. 

Mental — see Mind. 

Menthae pip. — 148 X (2). 

Mercury — 148 X (3) — ill effects, 16 
A, 64 (77 B), 114 A, 115 B (128 
D, 148 N 2 ), 148 W (5). 

Mesenteric glands affected — (77, 88). 

Meteorism — (13), 46 (120), 129, 
139, 140 (148 C), 148 V. 

Metritis — see Uterus. 

Metrorrhagia — see Bleeding. 

Mezereum — 148 X (4). 

Miasm — see Malaria. 

Micturition — see Urine. 

Migraine — see Head. 

Miliaria — 2. 

Milk — 94 — disagrees, 58 : with baby, 
53 L, M — milk crust, see Scalp — 
milk fever, 2, 140 A — milk secre- 
tion safely arrested in case of wean- 
ing, 17B, 46, 144 — scanty flow of 
milk, 13, 79 A, 80 (82 A), 100 
(117): it fails to come (13), 110D 
— milk drawn by bottle, 69 Q 3 — 
breasts prepared, 69 Q 3 . 

Milk-leg — 144. 

Millefolium— 148 X (5). 



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REPERTORIAL INDEX. 



Mind — mental weakness, dementia, 
10,104, 110A, 128H, 129B, 
138 B: hypoderm., 148 C 5 — deli- 
rium of fever, Em. (2), 7 B, 17 A, 
32,49, 68, 138 A, B, — hypochon- 
driasis, 11 (17 A), 21, 44, 64, 76, 
103 A (126, 129, 140 alb.), 147, 
148 C 5 , 148 S 4 , 148 V— melancholy 
11 (17 A), 21 (39), 44, 64, 76(84, 
103), 1 10 A,B, 128 H (147), 148 P 2 , 
148 X (10), 148 Y (4): suicidal, 
64 : with epilepsy, 76 ; religious, 
1 1, 64, 138 A, B — insanity, mania, 
II, 17 A, 37, 39, 50, 54, 68, 104, 
107 (120), 128 H, 138 A,B, 148 C, 
140 A, 148 P 2 : hysterical, 129 A: 
hypoderm., 54, 107, 138 B: puer- 
peral, see Child-bed : from bodily 
disease, 147 : from alcohol, 21, 
103, 147 — monomania (68), 138 
A, B, 148 C — memory defective, 
lost, 134 A, 138 A, B, 148 C 5 — 
mind symptoms under general in- 
dications: confused, 21 (146) — 
weak, 129 — magnified ideas, 68 — 
irritable, 103, 127, 148 W (4), 
148 X (3) — weeping, 76, 117 — ex- 
ceedingly sensitive, 148 Y (3^ — 
uneasiness, discontent, 148 X (3), 
148 Y (4). 

Mineral earth — (sub.), 42. 

Miscarriage — guard, Em., 4, 13, 21, 
2 5> 6 9Q, 7 oA > 141 A, 146 B, 
148 X (14) — unavoidable, 78. 

Mistletoe — 95. 

Mole — 69 N 3 . 

Monomania — see Mind. 

Monthly — see Menses. 

Morbid — see Appetite. 

Morning sickness — see Vomiting. 

Morphia — 107 — poisoning, 8, 17,45, 
75, 103, 107: hypoderm., 17, 45, 
47, 103— habit, 44,47, 104 A. 

Mortification — 145 B — see Gangrene. 

Moschus — 148 M. 

Mosquitoes off. — 41, 69 B 3 . 

Mountain Laurel, 96. 

Mouth cavity — soreness, ulceration, 
3,6, 11, 15, 20, 24, 36, 47,65, 
77 D, 99, 114, 115, 135, 136N 2 , 
148 X (3) — syphilitic patches, 
114 A, 115 B — inflammation (70), 
114 (128 B) — preventive of sore 
mouth, 3, 47 — mouth symptoms 



under general indications : dry, 42, 

102 — hot, 24. 
Mucous discharges — under general 

indications : ropy, 64, 1 1 5 bichro. 

— green, 115 iod., 128 J — yellow, 

128 F — scalding, watery, II. 
Mullein — 97. 
Mumps — 17 A, 31, 80 B (122 tox. 

128 C), 148 X (3)— hypoderm., 80 
— shifting, 17 A, 31 : to testes, re- 
lief in twenty minutes, 31. 

Muscaria — 27 — poisoning, 17 hypo- 
derm. 

Mustard — 98 — plaster, 37, 98. 

Myalgia — 7 C (10), 21, 32 — hypo- 
derm., 32, 107 — from injury, 10,133. 

Myelitis — 1 1(17 A), 24 A, 27 A, 50 B 

(84). 

Myopia — see Sight. 

Myosotis — (sub.), 15. 

Myrrh — 99. 

Nsevus— (9), 48, 84, 142, 148 N 2 . 

Nails — diseased, 128 A, 148 F: soft 
and brittle, 9 — falling off, 39 — in- 
growing, 44, 69 G 3 , 74, 84, 79, 115 
— nail removed without the knife, 

44, 84. 
Naphthalin — 148 N, 125 sub. 
Narcotic poisoning — 75, 103, 107 A 

hypoderm. — see Antidote. 
Nasal — see Catarrh. 
Nasal bleeding — see Bleeding. 
Natrum — 131. 
Nausea— 23, 46, 57, 75 A, 78, 98— 

after surgical operation, 101 — when 

riding in car, or carriage, 69 M 3 , 

148 C 2 — from drink of water, 

110D. 
Neck— stiff (2, 19, 21, 26, 46), 74 G 2 , 

128B — emaciated, 126. 
Nephritis — see Kidney. 
Nerve — nervous debility, exhaustion, 

44, 94 C, 104, 1 10 A, B, 128 H, 

129 (148 N 2 ), 148 M — nervous- 
ness, 13, 31, 34, 44, 45 B, 53 B, 
94 C, 104, 1 28 H, I, 148 C, 148 S 4 , 
148 V, 148 W (1) — over-sensitive- 
ness, 13, 3i,45» 128 H, I, 148 Y 
(3) — nervous shivering, 21 (146) — 
injury to nerves, 133 — diagnosis 
by nerve symptoms, 69 X 3 (E). 

Nettle — 100. 

Nettle rash — see Hives. 

Neuralgia — in general Em. (2), 8, 



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11, 17 A, 21, 29 spig., 32, 34, 37, 
38, 44, 45, 55, 59, 68, 72, 73, 74 F, 
G, 84, 88 E, 95, 96, 101 A, 106, 
107, 108, 1 10A, 115 bichro., 120 A, 
128 G, 133, 141 A, 142, 147 
(148 C 3 ), 148 1, 148 R, 148 SS 
148 W (4)— hypoderm., 7, 32,37, 
38, 44, 45, 47, 103, 107, 120, 139 
theine — chronic, 103 hypoderm. — 
especially facial, 17, 44, 69 J*, 
69P*, 96, 101 A, 147, 148 Y (8) : 
(hypoderm., 17, 50, 107) — intercos- 
tal (95,96) , 1 10 A (128 1), 148 I, 
148 R — in joints, 46 hypoderm. (95, 
96) — abdominal, 107 hypoderm. — 
ovarian and uterine, 21, 68, 95 
(96, 120, 128 I, 144), 148 C 3 , 
148 S 4 : hypoderm., 120 — rectal, 
6, 44 (95, 96), 148 1 — in bead, ter- 
rific, 17 A, 69 J 4 , 69 P* (95,96, 
128 1), 147 — " thin-slipper neural- 
gia," 19 — neuralgia in old scars, 
133 — periodical, 11, 120 A, 148 Y 
(4) — screaming pains, 8, 81 (95, 
96) — inflammatory, 2, 17 (95, 96) 
— instant relief, 8, 44 — see Pain — 
see Anaesthesia. 

Night cough— (17), 138 B (148 C 5 , 
148 S 3 ). 

Nightmare — 2 (103, 113), 115A. 

Night spasms — 115 A, 128 A. 

Night sweat — 27 hypoderm., 47, 
80 A, 87, 94, 120 A, 128 A, 142 A, 
146 A — hypoderm., 27, 107 A. 

Night terrors — 2, 115 A, 136. 

Nipples — sore, cracked, ulcerated, 1, 
10, 18, 20,48,57,65,66,91,114, 
136 A 2 , 137 A: guard, 10, 86, 137. 

Nitre paper — how made and for what 
used, 115. 

Nitric acid — 148 N 2 . 

Nitro-glycerine — 101 . 

Nocturnal emissions — see Spermator- 
rhoea. 

Nocturnal enuresis — see Wetting the 
bed. 

Nodes— (64, 128 A), 148 N 2 , 148 X 
(4)-i 4 8Y(5). 

Noise in the ears — see Ears. 

Noma— 11 (148 N 2 ). 

Nose — nosebleed, see Bleeding — for- 
eign substance in the nose, 69 I — 
inflammation of the nose (64,148 F) 
— red nose, 27, 148 I 2 — nasal ca- 



tarrh, see Nose — yellow, slimy, 
discharge, 128 F — green discharge, 
128 J — symptoms under general 
indications : watery flow, 7, 62, 
106 — dryness, 42, 148 S 3 — redness 
as if frost-bitten, 27 — plugs in the 
nose, "clinkers," 115 bichro. — 
boring with finger into the nostrils, 
127. 

Numbness, insensibility of parts 
affected — 2, 50, 68, 103, 115 A — 
of the limbs as if asleep, 148 C 2 — 
of the tongue, 2, 146. 

Nutmeg — 102. 

Nux moschata — 102. 

Nux vomica — 103. 

Nyctalopia — 148 C 5 . 

Nymphomania — see Erotomania. 

Oats — 104. 

Obesity — 53 R. 

Obstruction — see Bowel. 

Odor offensive — see Fetid. 

OZdema — of the glottis, 70 (128 G) — 
of the lungs (12), 26, 1 10 A, 128 H 
hypoderm., 80 — of the feet, 54, 
8 5» 79 c (128 G) — of the face, 54 
— of the eyelids, 11, 11 B (70, 
128 G) — under the brows, 115 
carb. — under the eye, 11, 70 — of 
the scrotum, 47, 77 E, 85 rhodo. 
— in general, 11, 128 G — see 
Dropsy. 

CEsophagus — foreign body lodged in 
it, 107 A hypoderm. 

Offensive — see Fetid. 

Oleander— 148 X (6). 

Olive oil — 105. 

Onion — 106. 

Onychia — 77 I, 84, 148 F. 

Opacity — see Cornea. 

Operations, surgical — preparations for 
them — see 107 hypoderm. 

Ophthalmia — see Eye. 

Opium — 107 — poisoning, 8, 45, 75, 
101, 103— hypoderm., 17, 45, 47, 
103 — restoration in three minutes, 
8 — opium habit, 44, 47, 104. 

Oppression — see Respiration. 

Orange— (sub.), 13. 

Orchitis — 2 spong., 77 F (85 rhodo.), 
107 B (117), 128 C, 144, 148 C 5 , 
148 W (4), 148 W (5)— with indu- 
ration (64, 148 C 5 ). 

Os uteri, rigid — 17 A, 78, 146 B. 



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Ossification of arteries prevented — 

94 B. 

Ostitis — see Bone. 

Otalgia and Otitis — see Ear. 

Otorrhoea — see Ear. 

Ovary — inflammation (30), 70 (i 17), 
128 B,C, 144 A (148 C 5 J, 148 X 
(10) — induration (64, 77, 128 C), 
148 W (6) — neuralgia, 21, 68, 

95 G 6 , 120, 128I, 144 (148 C 3 ), 
148 SS 148 X (10)— oedema (68, 
70, 115, brom., 128 G) — tumor, 70. 

Oxalic acid — (sub.), 24, 148 X (7). 

Oxygen — home treatment, 69 U 3 — 
increased supply, 129 B. 

Ozsena— 6 (13), 36 A, 64, 65, 77 K, 
115 D, 128 A, D, 148F (148N 2 ), 
148 Z — see Catarrh. 

Ozone supply — no. 

Pdeonia — 113. 

Pain — treatment internal, 37, 55, 68, 
81,95, 107, 108, 141, 148 W (4)— 
external, 2, 3, 10, 17 C, 31, 38, 44, 
59, 7i, 73>. 74 G, 82, 88 E, 91, 107, 
116, 140 B, 142 B — hypoderm., 
17, 21, 27, 32, 37, 38, 44, 45, 46, 
47, 103, 107, 139 A — by inhalation, 
8, 3 8 , 59, 139— b y perspiration, 73, 
88 E — diagnosis by pains, 69X 3 ,E. 

Painless caustic — 40 A, 50 E. 

Palate down — relaxed throat, 6, 7, 
24 A, 98, 124, 136 A2, 137B. 

Palms hot — 22, 24. 

Palpitation — see Heart. 

Palsy (shaking) — 104, 129, 138 B, 
138 B hypoderm, 148 C 5 . 

Pancreatic ailments — (23, 77). 

Pannus — 136B. 

Paraldehyd— 148 P. 

Paralysis — Em., 2, 10 (17 A), 27 
physos., 31, 39, 53 M (84), 103 
hypoderm. (no), 129 B, 136 A, 
142 B, 146 A, 148 C 5 — chronic, 103 
hypoderm., especially of the face, 
103 hypoderm., 148 W (3) — of the 
wrists from lead, 103 hypoderm. — 
of the sphincters, 103 hypoderm. — 
of the tongue, 41 — organs of deglu- 
tition, 148 W (3) — of the eyelids, 
62, 122 tox., 129 B, 146 A, 148 C 5 
(148 S), 148 W (3) —following 
diphtheria, 103, 146 A, 148 W (3) 
— rheumatic, 31 (122 tox.) — para- 
plegia (17 A), 103 hypoderm. 



(no), 129B (148C 5 ) — agitans, 
148 X (3). 

Parasites (lice) — 41, 69 B 3 , 82, 91 
— "crab-lice," 82 — microbicide, 
91. 

Pareira bra — (sub.), 81. 

Paresis — 3 — see Paralysis. 

Parthenium — (sub.), 61. 

Passiflora (passion flower) — 108. 

Patches, syphilitic — see Mouth; see 
Throat. 

Peevishness — 127, 128 H. 

Pelvic pain — (68, 107). 

Pemphigus — see Skin. 

Peppermint — (sub.), 37. 

Pepsin — 109. 

Peony — 113. 

Pericarditis— see Heart. 

Periostitis — see Bone. 

Peritonitis— 2, 17 A, 26, 70, 116, 128 
A,B,C, 148 X (3). 

Perspiration — sudden check, 2, 73, 
122 tox. — excessive, 27 hypo- 
derm., 80 A (120) — of hands, feet, 
armpits, genitals, 3, 17, 74, 80 A, 
144 — offensive, 6, 20, 24, 36, 37, 
115G, 128 H, 129, 148 X (8j— 
spicy odor, 85 A — to promote per- 
spiration, 3 D, 73, 80, 88 E. 

Petechia — 248 C 5 . 

Petit mal — 107 hypoderm., no A 
(115 A, 128 H) — see Epilepsy. 

Petroleum— 148 X (8). 

Pharyngitis — follicular, tubercular, 
ulcerative, 109, 136 D, 148 L — see 
Throat. 

Phlebitis— (12), 89, 117 A, 128 B,C, 
144 A. 

Phosphoric acid — no. 

Phosphorus — no — poisoning, 105. 

Photophobia — 12 (17 A), 21, 77 D, 
103 A, 1 10 A, 148 C 5 . 

Phrenitis — see Brain. 

Phthisis — see Consumption. 

Physostigma — (sub.), 27. 

Phytolacca — 114. 

Picric acid — 148 X (9). 

Piles— Em., 2 (5), 25, 44, 69 R 3 , 72, 
74, 88, 97, 103, 106, 112, 113, 117, 
134, 136 A, 137, 144, 148 I 2 — 
very painful, 24, 112 — itching, 131 
— bleeding, 2, 144 A — cure by op- 
eration, 69 R 3 — preventive, 72, 
136 A. 



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Pilocarpin — 80 — poisoning, 17 hypo- 
derm. 

Pimples — see Face. 

Pine — in. 

Piper meth — 81. 

Pityriasis — see Skin. 

Plantain — 112. 

Platina— 148 X (10). 

Pleurisy— Em. (2), 7 A, 14, 26, 70, 
77 A, 1 16, 128 B, C, 140 A — fal. e 
pleurisy, pleurodynia (10, 21), 
77 A, 148 R — chest pains (10), 
77 A, 148 R. 

Plica polonica — 23, 148 W (10). 

Plumbum — 84. 

Pneumonia and pleuro pneumonia — 
Em., 2, 7 A, B, 12, 14 (22), 26, 32, 
54, 69 J*, 74, 77 A, 80, 105, 110 
A, 116, 120 A, 128 B,C, D (136), 
140, 148 W (10), 148 X (7)— 
hypoderm. 32, 80, 120 — cut short 
77, 140 A — typhoid type, no, 120 
A, 128H — sequel, 79 B — chronic, 
7 B, 66 B, 69 R 4 , 79 B, 87, 128 C 
(136), 142 A (148 C 5 ), 148 W 
(10). 

Podophyllum — 92. 

Poisoning — see Antidote — see Skin 
poisoning. 

Poke — 1 14. 

Polypus — 9, 50,88 A, 107, 110B, 
148 Y (7) — hypoderm., 50, 107 — 
bleeding, no — uterine, 50. 

Polyuria— 1 10 A, 128 G, 148 1, 148 V, 
148 Y (7) — see Urine. 

Porrigo — see Scalp. 

Position, posture, as diagnostic indi- 
cations — 69 X 3 , F. 

Potash — 115. 

Potassium chlor — (sub.), 128. 

Potassium phosph — (sub.), 128. 

Potassium sulph — (sub.), 128. 

Pott's disease — 32, 53 M, 88 B, 94 C. 

Potter's clay — (sub.), 42. 

Poultice — 116. 

Prairie itch — 69 E 4 — see Itch. 

Pregnancy — incident ailments, 10, 17 
D, 34, 69 R, 146 B — repugnance 
to water, no D, see Vomiting — 
early signs, 69 F — indications of 
sex, 69 D 2 . 

Preparation of the system for invasion 
of contagion — no E. 

Prepuce stricture — 32. 



Prickly ash — 119. 

Prickly heat — 10, 49. 

Proctitis — 46, no A (128 B,C), 1 34 A. 

Prolapsus — see Anus or Uterus. 

Prostate gland — enlargement, 9, 50 
hypoderm., 70 (74), 77 I, 89 — irri- 
tation, inflammation, 9, 70 (74), 89 
(117), 148 Y (3). 

Prostration — 57, 94 C — from heat, 50 
hypoderm., 103, 138 B — see Ex- 
haustion. 

Proud flesh — (9), 22. 

Prunus spi — 148 X (11). 

Prurigo — see Skin. 

Pruritus, local itching — 6, 7, 16 B, 
24, 44, 66, 69 E 4 , 120, 131 A, B, 
136 A 2 , 142, 148 I 2 — of vagina, 
148 X (4)— of vulva, 148 W (1), 
148 Y (1)— of anus, 148W (10). 

Psoriasis — see Skin. 

Pterygion — 136 B. 

Ptyalism— 23, 43 (77), 80, 148 X 

(3)- 

Puerperal — see Child-bed. 

Pulsatilla — 117, 148 X (12). 

Pulse — under general indications : — 
slow and weak, 54, 96 — rapid, 2, 
32, 140 — intermittent, II (126) — 
see Heart action. 

Pumpkin seed — 118, 

Purpura haemorrhagica — 49, 110 A, 
128 H, 139, 144 A. 

Purulent ophthalmia — see Eye. 

Pus formation — see Suppuration. 

Pustule — (9), 12, 1 28 A, D. 

Putrid — see Fetid. 

Pyaemia, septicaemia — 3 (10, 11), 32, 
61 hypoderm., 120 B, 128H, 
148 1 2 , 148 M. 

Pyelitis — (uva ursi) — see Kidney. 

Pyrexia of phthisis — 32, 142 M. 

Pyrosis — see Heartburn. 

Quassia — (sub.), 41. 

Quebracho — (sub.), 54. 

Quinia — 120 — ill effects in the system, 
10, 88 A — taste masked, 120. 

Quinsy— Em. , 2, 15, 17 A, D, 69 R 4 , 
70, 74, 75, 80 B, 82 (83, 98), 
114 A, (128 B, C) — bad type, pu- 
trid, 15, 114 A (115 G, 128 H). 

Rabies — see Hydrophobia. 

Rachitis — see Rickets. 

Ranula— 9, 80, 88 A, 137. 

Ranunculus bulb. — 148 R. 



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Rash — of new-born infants (10) — 
heat rash, 10, 49 — scarlet (2, 122 
tox.). 

Rattlesnake bite — 17 B, 77 — see Bite. 

Raw surface — see Skin 

Rectum — inflammation — see Procti- 
tis, see Anus. 

Red gum — (10). 

Remittent — see Fever. 

Renal — see Kidney. 

Resorcin — 121. 

Respiration — painful, 14, 26, 77 H, 
148 R — oppressed, 15, 26,43, 54, 
80 hypoderm., 128 H, 129 — 
wheezing, 43, 148 S 2 — rattling, 12, 
78 — snoring, 107 — slow, 140, see 
Asthma, see Emphysema. 

Restlessness — 2, II, 77, 110 A, 127, 
147, 148 S 4 — of infants, 47, see 
Baby's card. 

Resuscitation — see Apparent death. 

Retching — 12,49, 7$, 92, 127,140 
alb. — from worms, 127. 

Retention of urine — see Urine. 

Retina detached — (64, 146). 

Retinitis — see Eye. 

Retroversion of the uterus — 4, 25 (50, 
141). 

Rhagades— 5, 18, 66, 148 O. 

Rheumatism — acute, Em., 2, 7 C, 11, 
12,21, 26, 29,31,32,34,46, 50 A, 
51, 53 P, 71. 72, 73. 74G, 81, 
85 A, 86, 88 E, 95, 96 (107), 117, 
119, 122, 125, 136 A, 144 A, 
148 1 2 , 148 M note, 148 R— exter- 
nal treatment, 2, 10, 31, 51, 72, 73, 
74, 106, 116, 122vene, 125, 136, 
148 I 2 — sweat cure, 73, 88 E — 
acute articular specific, 148 Mnote, 
148 W (10) — especially from get- 
ting wet (85 A, 96), 122 tox.— 
attacking the chest (26, 96), I48 R 
— small joints, 21, 46, 62 A, 85 A, 
89, 119C: hypoderm., 46— wan- 
dering, 31, 1 17 A, 119D — invad- 
ing the heart, 29, 96— chronic, 2, 
Hi 32, 5 oA » 8 5 A > 88B > 1 10 A, 
125, 148 1 2 — " cold rheumatism " 
in the joints, 11, 85 — syphilitic, 
1 14 A, 1 15 B— diet cure, 53 M, 53 
P— two hundred and fifty cures in 
succession, each in forty-eight 
hours, 31 B — guard, 136 A. 
Rhododendron — (sub.), 85. 

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Rhus (varieties) — 122. 
Rice flour — (sub.), 6. 
Rickets— 66 A, 88 A, B, 110E (128 
A, E). 

Rigid os uteri — 17 A, 78, 146 B. 

Ringworm— 7, 49 B, 84, 136 A 2 , 142 
C, 148 Y (1). 

Roaring — see Ears. 

Robinia — (sub.), I. 

Rock rose — 123. 

Rosacea — see Face. 

Rose cold — see Hay Fever. 

Rosemary — 148 R 2 . 

Roseola — 2, 10 (122 tox.). 

Rough spots upon the skin — 10. 

Rubeola — 2. 

Rumex — (sub.), 55. 

" Run round " — see Onychia. 

Rupia — 9, 114 A. 

Rupture — see Hernia. 

Rush of blood — 2, 128 B — see Con- 
gestion. 

Ruta — (sub.), 62. 

Sabadilla— 148 X (13). 

Sabina — (sub.), 9, 24, 114X (14). 

Sage — 124. 

Salicin — 125. 

Salicylic acid — 125. 

Salivation — 23, 43 (77), 80 A — slob- 
bering of horses, 69 B 4 . 

Sanguinaria — 22. 

Santonine — 127. 

Sarcocele — (64, 85 A) — see Testes. 

Sarsaparilla — (sub.), 16. 

Sarcoma — n, 69 N 3 — see Tumor. 

Sassafras — (sub.), 41. 

Satyriasis — see Erotomania. 

Scab — 66, 1 10 E — yellow, 128 F, J — 
see Skin. 

Scabies — (128D, 136) — see Itch. 

Scald — see Burn. 

Scalp — scabby incrustation,scald head 
—(19), 23, 24, 28, 66, £8 A, 110 
E, 115, 128 A, 131 A, 136 A 2 , 142, 
148 W (5), 148 X( 6)— dandruff, 
2,4 32, 66, 88 A, 1 28 C— hard lumps 
on the scalp, 128 A — blood tumor 
on scalp of new-born babe — (128 
A, 148 F) — open fontanels, %% B, 
128 A, E — erysipelas, 77. 

Scar removed — 132 B. 

Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina) — Em., 2, 7, 
17 A, 31, 32, 36, 47> 53 U grape 
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REPERTORIAL INDEX. 



114 A (122 B), 128 B, C, H, 131, 

146 A, 148 X 3 — smooth (17 A, 
70) — rough (7, 122 B) — sup- 
pressed, 31, 49 — with spasms 1 7 A, 
49 (146 A) — aid in desquama- 
tion, 128 F — system prepared, 
no E — preventives, 17 A, 53 N, 
69 V 3 , — preventives of dropsy 
following, 83, 131 — dregs, 88 A. 

Sciatica — 2 (n), 21,34, 59, 69 U, 
74 F, 95, 100 (122, 128 I), 136 A, 
148 C 3 , (148 R), 148 S 4 , 148 Z, 
— hypoderm., 2, 38, 47, 50, 107. 

Scilla— 148 S 2 . 

Scirrhus — 2, 148, C 5 — see Cancer. 

Sclerotitis — see Eye. 

Sclerotinic acid — (sub.) — 50. 

Scorbutus — 86, 128 H — see Gums. 

Scrofula— Em., 11 B. 32, 66 A, B, 77 

B, 88 A, 1 10 E, 123, 128 E (136, 
148 C»), 148 X (3), 148 Y (5)- 
with suppuration and caries, 115 
E 2 , 123 (128 A, D) — curative diet, 
S3 C, M, O. 

Scrotum — inflammation^ welling,pain, 
42 (64), 85 B, 107, 144 A — oedema, 
47, 77 E, 85 B — cold sweat, 144 A 
— see Testes. 

Scurvy— 86, 128 H. 

Scutellaria — (sub.), 29. 

Sea Sickness— 7, 8, 38, 45, 69 W 2 , 
69 M 3 ,69 R*, 107 148 C 2 , 148, Y 
(3) — from riding in car, 69 M 3 — 
from riding in carriage, 148 C 2 — 
from swinging 69 W 2 . 

Seat Worms — see Worms. 

Seborrhoea — 66 — see Skin. 

Secale — 50. 

Seminal — see Spermatorrhoea. 

Senecio — 87. 

Senega. — 148 S. 

Sepia— 148 Y (1). 

Septicaemia — 3 (10), 11,32, 61 hypo- 
derm., 120 B, 128 H, 148 I 2 , 148 
M. 

Sex presaged — 69 D 2 . 

Shaking — see Palsy. 

Shingles — 10, 30, no A, 122 B, 128 

C, 148 R, 148 X (4) — local, 10, 30 
— hypoderm., 107. 

Shivers, Nervous Chills — 21 (146) 

— see Nerve. 
Shock — see Brain. 
Shortsightedness — 27 A — see Sight. 



Shoulder Droop — 25. 

Shrieks — 39, 70 — see Night Terror. 

Sick Headache — see Head. 

" Sick-Room "v Air, Kept Pure — 35, 
.36, 69 J. 

Sick Stomach — see Nausea, Vomit- 
ing, Gagging. 

Sight — obscure vision (asthenopia, 
amblyopia, amaurosis) — Em., 2,10, 
17 A (21), 34 A, 41 A, 62 A, 70 
A (103, no A, 127, 128 A, H), 
148 C 5 , 148 — after diphtheria 
(108), 128, A, H, 146 (148 C*)— 
nearsightedness, 27 A — astigma- 
tism, 70 A — dread of light, see 
Photophobia — night-blindness, 148 
C 5 — appearance of colors, 17 A, 
128 T — appearance of things double 
(34 A), 128 I (146)— blurred 
vision 62 (117), 146. 

Silicea — 128 A. 

Silphium — (sub.), 77 L. 

Silver Nit. — 129. 

Sinking of Strength — sudden (7),H, 
75, no A, B, 148 M — see Exhaus- 
tion, see Collapse. 

Sinking at the Stomach-pit, " gone- 
ness," — 21, 65, 143, 146 A, 148 I 
— with deathly nausea, 54, 146 A. 

Sizygium — (sub.), 122. 

Skin Affections — eruptions in general 
take 7 B, 11, 11 B, 19, 32, 66 A, 
B, 77 B, 110 E, 122 B, 128 A, C, 
136 B, 142 C, 148 I 2 : apply, 5, 18, 
24, 31 C, 32, 49, 66, 142 C, 148I 2 
— dry, hard eruptions, 128 A — un- 
healthy skin 128 D, 136 B, 148 I 2 , 
148X (8) — greasy skin 115 E 3 — ec- 
thyma, 9, 12, 66 (122 B), 148 I 2 — 
eczema, take 11, n hypoderm., 20 
B, 23, 53 C, 66, 77 B, 84, 122, 128 
A, 142, 148 I 2 , 148 W (2), 148 W 
(5), 148 W (6), 148 W (8), apply: 
5, 20 B, 24, 66, 84, 131 A, 142 C, 
148 I 2 from impure vaccine, II, 
128 A — erythema 10 (17 A), 20 B 
(66), 70, 122 B, 148 W (8),— ex- 
crescences, 9, 148 N 2 — -favus, see 
scalp — herpes, tetter 19, 66, 122 B, 
136 A 2 , 142 C, 148 W (2)— moist 
tetter, 19 : circinatus, see Ring 
Worm : zoster, see Shingles — in- 
tertrigo (abrasion, chafing, excoria- 
tion) Em., 5, 18 A, 20 B, 42, 57, 



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65 (66), 125 A, 132 B, 137 A, 

144, 148 W (10), 148 X( 3 ), 148 
X (4) : abrasions of the feet, 57, 
106— lepra (11), 19 (49), 148 I 2 — 
lichen, 5, 1 1 , 66, 70), 85, 148 X (6) 
— liver spots, 148 C 5 — nodes (128 
A), 148 N 2 — parasitic eruptions — 
5, 32, 32 hypoderm., 66, 136 A 2 
— pemphigus, II, 122 B — pityria- 
sis, 5, 11, 66, 131 A, 148 X 
(4), — prurigo, II, 66, 122 B, 136 

B, 148 I 2 , 148 X (4)— pruritus, 
local itching, 6, 7, 16 B, 20, 24, 31, 

C, 44, 66, 69E±, 120, 131 B, 136 
A 2 , B, 148 I 2 , 148 N 2 — psoriasis, 
11 (32, 36), 115 E 3 , 128 A, D, 
148 I 2 , 148 W (6)— scaling of the 
skin, 11, 66, 148 C 3 — tinea, 131 — 
urticaria, nettle-rash, hives, 7 B, 
11, 19, 37, 69, E*, 70, 80, 100, 
(120, 125) — medication by inunc- 
tion, 66, 69 T, 148 I 2 . 

Skin Poisoning — apply Em., 36, 57, 
88, 115: take 85, 122 B. 

Skin Symptoms— tender,easilychafed, 
148 X (6) — diagnostic indications, 
69 X 3 D. 

Skull — bones thin, 88 B — fonta- 
nels open, 88 B, 128 A, E — see 
Scalp. 

Sleep — sleeplessness, insomnia, 2, 8, 
17 A, 21, 31 (34), 45 B, 55, 68, 
69 R 2 , 69 C 3 , 71, 87,104 A, 106, 
107, 108, no A, 115, 141 A, 146, 
148 S 3 , 148 P, 148 W (1) : hypo- 
derm., 37, 45, 107, 138 B— of 
pregnancy, 148 S 4 — of infants, 2, 
34, 69 C 3 , 106, 141, 148 P: start- 
ing in sleep, 17 A — sleepy but can- 
not sleep, 17 A — grinding teeth in 
sleep, 17 A, 92, 127 — motion of 
the jaws like chewing in sleep, 148 
M — sleeplessness from cough or 
pain, 55, 107, 108, 115 : from alco- 
holism, 21, 45, 108: from mania, 
(104), see Mind — sleep walking, 
see Somnambulism — drowsiness 
under general indications, 4, 12, 15, 
102, 107, 146. 

Small-pox — 9, 12, 15, 32, 36, 69 E, 
no A, 128 C, F, H, 142, 148 X 
(3) — promoting desquamation, 128 
F — preparation of the system, 
110E — preventions, 9, 115, 136 A, 



142 — face guard, 77 — pitting pre- 
vented, 32, 66, 69 G 2 , 115. 

Smell Lost — 117 A (128 A). 

Snake Bites — 3 B, 7, 17 B, 67, 69 E 3 , 
77, 113— hypoderm , 3, 7, 59. 

Sneezing — 51 (106). 

Soap —130. 

Soda — 131. 

Sodium iod. — (sub.), 115. 

Sodium phos. — (sub.), 128. 

Sodium sulph. — (sub), 128. 

Softening — see Brain. 

Somnambulism — no A (115 brom.), 
147, 148 C. 

Sore — see Bed Sore, and Ulcer. 

" Sore eyes " — see Eye. 

Soreness — under general indications : 
5, 10, 15, 21, 42, 70 — in the chest, 
no, 115 iod. 

Sore Mouth — see Mouth. 
• Sore Nipples — see Nipples. 

Sore Throat — see Throat. 

Sour — see Eructations, Stomach, 
Taste. 

Spasms (Convulsions) — in general, 
Em., 1, 8, 17 A, 27, 31, 38, 49, 69, 
74,75,93, 101,103,105,108,115 
A, 127, 128 I, 138, 139, 140 A, 
141, 146 A, 148 I — hypoderm. ,37, 
50, 80, 107 — threatening, I, 17 
A, 128 I, 140 A — any local spasm, 
103 hypoderm., 146 A — urcemic 
(30, 32): hypoderm., 37,80, 107 
— puerperal, see Child bed — from 
fright, 2, 128 H, 138, 148 I — from 
injuries, 85, 133 — from whooping 
cough, 49 — from worms, 76, 127, 
148 I — of new-born babes, 10 — of 
infants teething, 1 17 A, 27, 31,49, 
74, 93, 105, 107 hypoderm., 108, 
115 A, 128 I, 141 A, 146 A (147) 
— spasms of the glottis, spasmodic 
choking (2, 17 A), 36, 49, 77 A, 
103 hypoderm., 120, 128 I, 146 
A, 148C — of the eyelids 27, 117, 
128 I, 146 A — of the sphincters, 
spasmodic tenesmus, 103 hypo- 
derm., 115 A, 1 28 1 — of the wrists, 
" wrist cramp," " writer's cramp," 
Em., 103 hypoderm. (128 I) — of 
the heart, cardiac spasm, see 
Heart — guard against the fit, 8, 14, 
69 A, 128 I, 140, 146 — to arrest 
the fit, lay patient on left side, 69 



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REPERTORIAL INDEX. 



U 2 , 74, 75 — symptoms under 
general indications : face blue, 49 
— face red, 17 A — face pale and 
wet with sweat, 103 — flow of tears, 
117 — patient conscious, 103, 138 A 
— occur during sleep at night, 1 1 5 A, 
128 A — with vomiting of thick 
curds, 1. 

Specks — see Cornea. 

Speech — rapid, 138 — stuttering, stam- 
mering, Em., 69 M — cure in a 
week, 138 A. 

Spermatorrhoea — 9 (23,30), 31, 44A, 
5oC(54, 103, 110 B), 120, 143, 
146, 148 Y (3) : hypoderm., 107. 

Spigelia — (sub.), 29. 

Spine — affections in general : chronic, 
103 hypoderm. — from a fall or hurt, 
Em., 17 C, 133 — curvature, Em., 
25, 88 A (94 C), 128 A, 140 B, 
142 B — pain in the spine, 17 C, 27, 
38 hypoderm. (59 local), 68 — irri- 
tation (17 A), 21, 27, 50 B, 1 10 A, 
140 (146), 148 X (7), 148 Y (6)— 
tender to touch and painful from 
motion, 27 — softening, 148 X (9), 
inflammation, see Cerebro-Spinal 
Meningitis — soreness, tenderness, 
at the bottom point of the spine, 
123 (128 A). 

Spitting blood — see Bleeding. 

Spleen — inflammation, 10, 26, 120 — 
pain, 17 D — enlargement (10), 
17 D (27), 50 hypoderm. — gan- 
grene (n). 

Splinter — pain, spasm, 85, 133 — see 
Wound. 

Sponge tent — 69 Z 2 . 

Spongia — (sub.), 2, 148 Y (2). 

Spotted Fever— 3, 17 A, 21 (49), 50, 
78 (107), 140 (146 A), 148 C. 

Sprain— 10, 31, 42, 48, 74 G, H, 84, 
107 B, 122 (133), 146 A 2 , 140 B, 
144 — cure in a day, 48— nerve hurt, 
133 — inflammation, 140 C — 
sprained feeling in joints, 7 carb., 
85 A. 

Squilla— 148 S 2 . 

Squint — see Strabismus. 

St. John's wort — 133. 

St. Vitus' dance — see Chorea. 

Staggering, when walking in the 
dark — 138. 

Stannum — 148 Y (4). 



Staphisagria — 148 Y (3). 

Starch — 132. 

Sterility— 4 (24), 44, 69 Y 2 , 74 E 
(77, H8 C 5 ). 

Stibium — 12. 

Sticta— 148S 3 . 

Stiff neck — (2, 19, 21, 26, 46), 74 G, 
128 B. 

Stillingia— 148 Y (5). 

Stings — 7, 10, 69 G 4 , 85, 106, 126 — 
instant relief, 10, 69 G 4 . 

Stitches — stitching pains, 26, 115 
carb — in the brain (10), 97 — in the 
heart, 26, 29 spig., 97. 

Stomach — acidity,}, 38, 58, 74 D 2 , 
88 A, 94, 128 J, 129, 131— baby, 1, 
58, 88 A — pain, distress, stom- 
achache, gastralgia, 4, 20 (26), 61, 
74 D 2 , 75, 88, 103, 109, 129 B, 
134 A, 143, 148 C 2 , 148 P 2 — hypo- 
derm. 103, 107 — cramp, 41, 49, 
148 C 2 — gastric catarrh : see Ca- 
tarrh — hemorrhage: see Bleed- 
ing — inflammation, 2, 11 (22, 30, 
110A), 128B, 148X (7)— ulcer. 
ation,\\, 1 7 A, 20 A, 30, 32, 61, 
63, 69 M 4 , 88 C (115 bichro), 
122 D, 129 B — sinking, gone feel- 
ing, 21, 65, 143, 146 A, 148 1: 
with deathly nausea, 54, 146 — flut- 
tering at the stomach, 29, 119. 

Stomatitis — see Mouth. 

Stone root — 134. 

Stool — diagnostic indications, 69 X 3 , 
G — see diarrhoea, constipation, etc. 

Strabismus — (34 cycla., 127), 128 I 
(138 B, 148 C)— at birth, 10. 

Strain — of muscle, 10, 122, 74 G — ■ 
straining, see Tenesmus. 

Stramonium — 138. 

Strangury, 30 C, 31, 37, 38, 68 A, 
70, 75, 87, 106 — spasmodic 115 A, 
128 I — from fly blister, 31. 

Stricture — of prepuce, 32 — of rec- 
tum, 44 (no A) — of urethra, 107 
hypoderm., 128 A, 148 W (5) — 
spasmodic, 128 I. 

Strophantus — (sub.), 54. 

Struma — 53 M, O — see Scrofula. 

Strychnia — 103 — poisoning : hypo- 
derm., 37, 45, 77, 103. 

Stupor, sopor — see Coma. 

Stuttering, stammering — see Speech. 

St y— 77> 1 '7 A, 122 D (128 A, D), 



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144 B — ailments from styes sup- 
pressed, 122 D. 

Sub-involution — 50 hypoderm. — see 
Uterus. 

Sugar— 135. 

Sulphur, and acids — 136. 

Sumbul— 148 S 4 . 

" Summer complaint " — 53 L, 53 M 
see Diarrhoea. 

Sunstroke— Em., 101, 138 B, 148 M 
hypoderm., 50, 120 — heat apoplexy, 
faint, 103, 120, 138 B. 

Suppuration — (10), 28, 32 (77 A), 90, 
91, 115, 125 A, 128 A, D— see 
Ulcer. 

Surgical dressing — 3,91, 115, 125 — 
see Wounds. 

Surgical operations — guard against 
shock, 107 hypoderm. (120) — ex- 
haustion after, 94 C — fainting after, 
101 — excessive pain after, 105, 

133- 

Sweat — see Perspiration — sweat cure, 

73, 88 E. 

Swelling — see CEdema — see Gland, 
etc. 

Swoon — 68. 

Sycosis— 9, 128 C, 148 N 2 , 148 X 
(10) 

Syncope — see Fainting. 

Synovitis — 26, 32 (70, 128 C) : hypo- 
derm., 32. 

Syphilis— 7 B, 16 A, 32, 64, 77 B, 
1 14 A, 115 B, 148 F, 148 O, 148 
N 2 , 148 X (3), 148 X (10), 148 Y 
(5) — hypoderm., 77 — inherited, 
1 1 B, 1 1 C. 

Tabes — (sicca 147) — see Atrophy. 

Tampon — 69 Z 2 . 

Tannin, and Tannic acid — 137. 

Tapeworm — see Worms. 

Tartar emetic — 12. 

Tartar on teeth — 3, 77 D (142). 

Taste — lost, 23, 1 17 A, 126 A — bitter, 
128 G — sour, 128 J — foul, 128 H: 
foul in the morning (103, 1 17). 

Teeth — decay, 3, 9, 11 C, 148 F — 
guard against decay, 3, 35 — extrac- 
tion without pain, 59, 68. 

Teething— 2, 11 C, 17 A, 27, 53 L, M, 
80 B, 88 A, B, 92, 110E, 112, 115 
A, 128 E, 128 E, I, 136, 148 W 
(4) — conducted safely through, 
110 E< — grinding of the teeth or 



gums (17 A), 92, 127— early decay 
(9, ii C, 148 F). 

Tellurium— 148 Y (6). 

Temperature — normal, 98.6 — dan- 
gerously high, 105 — usually fatal, 
107 — collapse, 95 — dangerously 
low, 93 — usually fatal, 92 . 

Tenderness — symptoms under gen- 
eral indications : 2, 10, 13, 17; 
especially of the abdominal walls, 
70 — rheumatic, 1 19 D. 

Tenesmus — 69 D 4 — spasmodic, 115 
A, 128 I. 

Terebinthina — 139. 

Terror — see Night — see Fear. 

Testes — induration, 128 A (144,148 
C 5 ), 148, 148 W (5)— shrunken 
condition, 44 — pain, 20 B, 64, 144 
A : as if bruised, 54, 85 A — neu- 
ralgia, 144 A. 

Tetanus— 2, 10, 17 A, 27 B, 49, 59, 
74, (103), 108, 128 1, 133, 139, 
146 A, 148 P 2 (of the horse, 108) 
—hypoderm., 37, 103. 

Tetter — see Skin. 

Teucrium — 148 Y (7). 

Thallin — (sub.), 120. 

Theine — (sub.), 139. 

Thirst — excessive (2, 11), 53 D, 74, 
no, 140 — for very cold drinks, 
no, 140 — with dread of liquids, 
30, 68. 

Thorn apple — 138. 

Throat — acute inflammation, sore 
throat, quinsy Em., 2, 3, 17 A, D, 
57, 69 J«, 69 R 4 , 70, 74, 75, 80, 82, 
83, 98, 114, 128 B,C, 136 A, 
137, 144, 146 A — hypoderm. for 
quinsy, 80 — ulceration, Em., 6, 
15 (17 A), 36, 77 D, 99, 114 A, 
115 C, 128 D, 137 B, 148 I 2 , 148 
N 2 , 148 X (3) : putrid, 15, 114 A, 
115 C, 128 H; syphilitic, I14D, 
115 B — clergyman's sore throat (10, 
no), 129, 136 A 2 , 144 — relaxed 
throat, palate down, 6, 7, 24 A, 98, 
124, 136 A 2 , 137 B — chronic affec- 
tions of the throat, 18 C, 24, 32, 36, 
69 J3, 69 R 4 (72), 94 C, 114A, 
114 B, 128 C, 136 D, 137 B, 144, 
148 L, 148 X (7) — strangulation, 
see Choking — symptoms under gen- 
eral indications : dryness, especially 
on waking, 22, 42, 102, 114 — feel- 

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ing like a string hanging down the 
throat, 148 V — ftf^* view of the 
throat far down, 69 C. 

Throbbing in the arteries of the neck, 
17, 54, 101. 

Thrush — see Mouth. 

Thuja — 9. 

Tic douloureux — see Neuralgia, fa- 
cial. 

Tinea — see Skin. 

Tinnitus aurium — see Ear. 

Tissue salts — 128. 

Tobacco — antidote and substitute — 

69 J3. 

Tongue — diagnostic indications, 69 
X 3 , A — tongue symptoms, under 
general indications : coated white, 
20, 32, 128 C — brown, 128 H — 
greenish, 128 G — yellow, 128 F, 
140 — red edges, 114, 122, 140 — 
red and cracked, 115 bichro — 
smooth red, 139 — inflamed, 70, 
128 B, 148 X (7) — swollen, 70 — 
numb, 2, 146 — paralyzed, 41 — in- 
durated (64), 128 A — cancer, 115, 
148 C*. 

Tonic— 4, 79, 94 C, 103, 119 A, B, 
120, 129 A — see Debility. 

Tonsils — inflamed, see Quinsy — 
chronic enlargement, 1 1 B, 88 A, B, 
128 C, 144. 

Toothache— Em., 2, 6, 8 (17 A), 18, 
55, 81, 101, 112, 128 B, 128 1, 
146 A, 148 W (4)— hypoderm., 107 
—in hollow tooth, 148 X 3 , 148 Y 
(3) — instant relief, 6 A, 8, 18— de- 
cay, see Teeth. 

Tooth extraction without pain— 59, 
68. 

Tooth -powder — 3 5 . 

Trachoma — see Eye. 

Trance — 68. 

Traumatic Fever — 2, 61. 

Tremor, trembling — 2, 21, 27, no A, 
115 A, 129 B, 138 B hypoderm. 
(148 C 5 ), 148 X (3)— of the head, 
148 C, C 2 — mercurial, 138 B hypo- 
derm. — senile, 138 B hypoderm. 
(148 C 5 ) — internal, 31 — sensation 
of trembling, 136 acid. 

Trichinosis (trichiniasis) — 32, 50 hy- 
poderm., 66 (70) — destroys the 
parasite in the stomach, 66. 

Trifolium — 43. 



Trismus — see Lockjaw. 

Tuberculosis — 53 M, O, (diet), 148 L 
— see Consumption. 

Tumor — 1 1, 28, 40, 42, 50 E, 69 N 3 , 
70 (88), 114B, 128 A, 148 C5, 
148 W (9) — fibroid : hypoderm. 32, 
50 — ovarian, 70 — resulting from a 
blow, 133 — removal and cure with- 
out the knife, 40, 50 E, 69 N 3 — see 
Cancer. 

Turpentine — 139. 

Twitching — 2, 27, 107 hypoderm., 
1 10 A, 128 I, 147, 148 1 — beneath 
the skin, 2 — especially about the 
mouth, 148 I — face, no A — eye- 
lids, 27 — in sleep, 17, 39. 

Tympanites — (13), 46, 120, 139 A 2 , 
140 A — in typhoid, 139 A 2 , 140 A 
— hysterical (13), 148 V. 

Typhoid Fever— Em., 7 A, 11, 15, 
23. 26,32,36,45, 77 A, 94 C (no), 
120B, 120 hypoderm, 122A, i2qA, 
128B, 1 29 A, 136, 139, 142, 
148 Z — collapse, n, 101, 1 10 A, B, 
128 H, 148 M. 

Typhus — 11, (32),94C (no), 120B, 
128 B, 142— of children, 26, 45. 

Ulcer upon the skin — apply 28, 35, 
40, 42, 44, 63, 65, 69 H 3 , 74, 77 J, 
88, 90, 91, 109, 113, 114, 115, 
125, 126, 142: take 11, 13, 30, 32, 
88 B, C, 113, 123, 128 A, D (136), 
148N 2 , 148X (3), i 4 8X( 4 )— 
chronic, 40, 88, 114, 130 — 
sloughing, putrid, gangrenous, 11, 
13, 32, 35, 36, 42, 63, 77 J, 90, 91, 
113, 115 G, 128 A, D, H — scrofu- 
lous, 88 B, 123, 128E, see Scrof- 
ula — varicose, 144 A — maggots in 
ulcer, 90 — ulcers upon internal 
surfaces : see the various organs 
affected. 

Uraemia — 30 C (32), 80, 107 — hypo- 
derm., 80, 107. 

Uranium nit — (sub.), 122. 

Urethra — irritation, inflammation, 
30 C, 68 sativa, 70, 89 — discharge, 
148 N — urethral fever, 2. 

Urinalysis — 69 Y 3 . 

Urine— painful flow, 16, 1 8 B, 30, 
31, 46, 68 sativa., 70, 81, 89, 106 
— hypoderm., 17, 107 — obstructed 
flow, 30, 69 O 2 , 92, 106, 148 C 5 : 
from enlarged prostate, 9, 70, 



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see Gravel — retention, 2, 38, 50 
hypoderm, 75, 92, (107), 128 B — 
see Strangury — suppressed secre- 
tion : see Dropsy — incontinence, 
dribbling, Em., 92, 103, 122 C, 
129 B, 139 B, 142 B, 146 A, 
148 W (3) : hypoderm., 17, 103, 
107 — from a fall, 133: see Enure- 
sis: see "wetting the bed" — ex- 
cessive flow, 128 G: see Diuresis 
Diabetes, Polyuria — urinary symp- 
toms under general indications : 
urine hot, 24, 30, 68 sativa — pale, 
148 I, V— offensive, 18, 24, 148C 3 , 
148 N 2 — loaded with sediment, 16, 
134 C — milky white, 127 — like 
coffee grounds, 39 — urging to urin- 
ate (30, 89), 103 — bloody urine 
(10), 16 (17), 41, 134 Q 139, 
144 A — red sand sediment, 148 W 
(10), 148 Y(i) — pink sediment, 
148 Y (1). 

Urtica — (sub.), 100. 

Urticaria — see Hives. 

Ustilago — 50. 

Uterus ( Womb) — inflammation, 
acute, 2, 11, 17, 32 (103, 107, 
128 B, C): see Child-bed Fever: 
chronic, 50 hypoderm, 128 C — 
ulceration, 74 E, see Leucorrhoea, 
fetid — pains, 21 (68 hemp.), 95 : 
see Neuralgia — prolapsus, Em., 4, 
6, 17, 25, 70 A, 74, 75 B, 77 B, 
79B(92), 103 A, 103 hypoderm., 
114A, ii7,U9B, 141, 148 Y(i), 
148 Z — "the womb anchor," 
69 H 2 — replacement by position, 
69 H 2 — sub-involution, 50 hypo- 
derm. — flexion, version, 4, 25 — hy- 
pertrophy, 50 hypoderm. — polypus, 
mole, fibroid tumor, 50 hypoderm. 

Uva ursi — (sub.), 1 6, 30. 

Uvula elongated — 137 B — see Palate. 

Vaccine disease — 9, 11, 128 A. 

Vagina — itching, 148 X (4): see 
Pruritus — irritation, 148 X (4), 148 
X (14) — spasmodic constriction, 
vaginismus., 44, 49 (84, 128 A), 
146 A — ulceration, 6, 74 E : see 
Leucorrhoea, fetid. 

Valeriana — 148 V. 

Valvular disease of the heart — 2, 29, 

54, 94- 

Varicocele — 50 hypoderm. 



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Varicose veins — 5ohypoderm.,69 N 3 , 
89, 117 A, 144 A, 147, 148 F— with 
severe pains, 89, 144 — radical cure, 
144. 

Variola, varioloid — see Smallpox. 

Veratrum — 140 — poisoning, 59 hypo- 
derm. 

Veins — inflammation, see Phlebitis — 
broken, see Varicose. 

Verbascum — 97, 148 Y (8). 

Vertigo — 2, 10, 17 A, 26, 27, 34 A, 
45, 72, 77, 101 A, 1 10 A, 1 13, 128 
B, 134 A, 148 C, C 2 , C 5 , 148 W 
(1), 148 Z — epileptic (27), 110B — 
when rising up in bed, 2, 26 — when 
turning in bed, 148 C 5 — falling, 27 
(no) — guard, 72. 

Viburnum — 141. 

Vicarious — see Menses. 

Vinegar — 142. 

Viola odo. — (sub.), 46. 

Viola tri. — (sub.), 23. 

Viscum — 95. 

Voice — failing, lost, 2 spong., 7, 17 
A, 24, 44, 110 A, 134 A, 144, 146 
A, 148 W (3) — hysterical aphonia, 
101, 107 hypoderm. — hoarseness, 2 
spong., 24, 80 hypoderm., 88 A., 
no A, 128 C, 144 — especially of 
public speakers and singers, 44, no 
A, 144. 

Vomiting — in general, 1, 11, 20, 23, 
41, 48 B, 49, 53 L, 69 K, 74 D, 75 
A, 77, 78, 88 A, 98 (103), 109 
(no), 138 B — hypoderm., 37, 107 
— of drunkards, n, 103 — from 
etherization, 74 D — during preg- 
nancy, 38, 48, 69 K, 69 P 2 , 71, 
75 A, 77, 78, 109, no D, 118 — 
during typhoid fever , II, 75 A, 78, 
138 B — symptoms under general 
indications : ejection of liquids, not 
solids, 11, 20 A, no — of solids 
when the stomach is full, 20 A, 128 
B— of milk, 1, 88 A, 148 X (3)— 
of bile (78), 128 I— of food, 128B; 
directly after eating, 11, 20 A, 78, 
138 B — of sour liquid, 1, 23, 88 A, 
123 J — of sour curds, 1, 88 A— 
constant straining to vomit, 78, 109, 
140 alb. — liquids come up as soon 
as swallowed, 1 1 : as soon as they 
become warm in the stomach (no 
A, 140 alb.). 

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Vulva — ■ itching, see Pruritus — in- 
flammation, 148 Y (1). 

Wakefulness — see Sleep. 

Warts — 7, 9, 28, 40, 69 D, 142 — take 
9 (88 A). 

Wasting diseases — 66 A, B, 110E — 
see Atrophy, see Consumption. 

Water brash — 23 (26), 35, 103, 109 
(117), 126 (131, 140, alb.), 148 W 
(10). 

Water — stagnant or turbid rendered 
innoxious, 86 — clarified, 6, 126 C — 
diarrhoea from drinking impure 
water, 86 — nausea from drinking 
water, no A 2 — "water on the 
brain," see Brain. 

Weakness — see Debility. 

Weak heart — see Heart. 

Weaning — see Milk — from liquor, 
53 S, 74 B. 

Weariness — see Fatigue. 

Weeping moods — 76, 117. 

Wen— 48. 

" Wetting the bed"— g, 17, 18, 30, 
37,74, 79, 112, 115 A, 120 A, 122 
A, 129 B, 148 W (3), 148 Y (1), 
148 Y (8) — hypoderm., 17, 103, 
107 — preventive, 74 — from worms, 
127 — see Urine. 

White leg — see Milk leg. 

White swelling — 77E, G, 115E 2 , 123 
— hypoderm., 32 — see Joints. 

" Whites " — see Leucorrhcea. 

Whitlow — see Felon. 

Whooping cough — Em., 7, 8, 10, 17, 
43, 49, 55 (98), 95, 120, 127, 128 
H, 139, 148 N (148 P 2 )— choking 
with blue face, 49, 128 H — preven- 
tive, 117 — cure in a week, 17 — cure 
ninety-five per cent, of all cases, 43 
— as much a specific as quinine for 
ague, 55 — with spasms, 49 — system 
prepared, no E. 

Wild Yam — 143. 

Wind gall— 18. 

Winking, involuntary — 62. 

Witch Hazel — 144. 

Womb — see Uterus. 

Worms — common large worms, 46 A, 
79, 127, 139, 148 Y (4)— seat 
worms, S^ A, 100, 126, 130 B, 148 
Y (7) — tape worm, 38, 67, in, 
118, 125, 139, away in an hour, 
38. 



Worse — conditions, under general 
indications : — 

After, eating, 4, 102, 115 bi- 
chro., 120, 126, 148 C 3 : especially 
after dinner, 129 — after drinking, 
102. 120, 148 C 3 : especially after 
coffee, 148 1: after wine, 107, 147 — 
after sleeping, 107, 138 : especially 
in morning on waking, 148 I, 148 
N 2 — after talking, 77 — after riding, 
77 — after walking, 77 — after lying 
down, 78 — after getting wet, 88, 
phos., 122. 

At 10 A.M., 126 — at 3 P.M., 17. 

Before dinner, 136 — before a 
thunder storm, 85 A, 131. 

By slight touch or contact, 2, 13, 
27, 128 B, 148 N 2 : anywhere upon 
the skin, 120, 148 I — by the least 
knock or jar, 10, 17 — by pressure 
upon the parts affected, 128B — by 
smell of tobacco, 148 I— by smell 
of victuals, 46. 

During cold, damp weather, 
7 carb., 85 A, 136 — during hot 
weather, 92 (103) — during the 
evening, 117: from 4 to 8 p.m., 
39 — during middle of the night, II : 
from 2 to 3 A.M., 115 — during the 
morning, 92, 103 — during new 
moon, 7 carb., 42, 49, 88 carb. — 
during full moon, 42, 88 carb., 131 
— during every 7th or 8th day, 22, 
23, 114 — during active motion, 26, 
46, ioi,128B: during first motion, 
but better after continued gentle 
motion, 24, 122 — during rest, re- 
pose, 85 A, 122, 128 C, 148 C 5 : 
especially sitting, 79. 

When alone, 138 — when in the 
dark, 2, 31, 138 — when ascending 
a hill or stairway, 11, 88 carb. — 
when dropping off to sleep, 96 — 
when indoors, 62, 106,117 — when 
outdoors, 103, 148 M — when think- 
ing or studying, 103 — when lying 
down, 16, 18, 78, 89 — when lying 
on the left side, 1 10 — when sitting, 
16, 97 — when standing, 5, 136 — 
when walking, 77 — when riding, 
77 — when waking, 148 N 2 : in the 
morning, 148 I — when rising up in 
bed, 2, 26 — when turning in bed, 
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Wound — in general, 3, 5, 10, 32, 37, 
61, 74 G, 84, 85, 91, 106, 113, 125, 
126, 133, 135, 136 A 2 , 148 1 2 — 
— hemorrhage, 3, 6, 38, 74, 79 G — 
gun-shot, 3, 91 — puncture, 3, 85, 
133— contusion, 3, 10, 74, 91, 133 
— incision, cut, 18 A, 48, 91, 125 A 
—poisoned, 3, 7, 32, 1 13, 148 I 2 — 
unhealthy, apply, 32, 35, 36, 37, 
42, 90, 91, 115, 136 A 2 : take, 11, 
120— painful, 5, 84, 85, 133, 136 A 2 
— pain in old scar, 133 : pain after 
amputation, 106, 133 — compound 
fracture, 3, 32, 84, 91— guard 



against lockjaw, 105, 133, 139 — to 

keep a wound open, 58. 
Wrist Cramp — Em., 103 hypoderm. 

(128 I). 
Wrist Drop — Em., 103 hypoderm. 
Xanthoxylum — 1 19. 

Yawing, spasmodic — 148 I. 

Yeast — 145. 

Yellow Fever — Em., 31 A, 32, 140 A, 

146 A — guard, 125. 
Yerba Santa — (sub.), 87. 

Zinc — 147. 
Zoster — see Skin. 



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